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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Fort sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Fort today?
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
157 | 157 | 159 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 191 | 176 | 171 | 163 | 171 | 171 | 266 | 273 | 236 | 238 | 241 | 273 | 273 | 443 | 594 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.52m | 5:51AM1.23m | 7:13PM1.59m | 7:14AM1.16m | 7:52PM1.66m | 8:31AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM-0.03m | 00:41AM0.56m | 12:24PM0.12m | 1:45AM0.38m | 1:15PM0.28m | 2:40AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 102 | 157 | 159 | 75 | 74 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 191 | 176 | 167 | 163 | 145 | 156 | 195 | 273 | 236 | 172 | 241 | 273 | 273 | 443 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 7 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 157 | 22 | 38 | 203 | 203 | 72 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 123 | 171 | 132 | 171 | 171 | 266 | 192 | 189 | 238 | 125 | 94 | 103 | 284 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 10 | W 6 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | WNW 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 132 | 79 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 28 | 79 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 99 | 99 | 7 | 131 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 94 | 197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 304 | 57 | 193 | 181 | 156 | 156 | 204 |
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