The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (17 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
2.1
NW
10
1.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2930
2886
2748
2748
1411
3031
3067
2203
511
372
328
260
870
418
250
1145
402
325
304
800
789
917
817
690
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM1.39m
11:26PM1.99m
1:56PM1.39m
00:15AM1.95m
2:54PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:58AM-0.52m
5:37PM0.81m
6:49AM-0.55m
6:31PM0.86m
7:41AM-0.51m
7:31PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:20
8:20
Temp °C
8
7
10
16
18
20
18
15
16
17
17
20
20
21
16
15
15
16
19
23
20
21
17
17
2
2
6
10
11
15
12
10
11
12
13
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
16
20
15
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
0.4
SW
16
1.1
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
0.3
SW
16
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
1150
1176
1081
1121
46
1284
1183
838
511
372
328
260
316
67
250
410
402
325
304
800
789
43
817
690
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
Energy kJ
103
81
80
78
12
46
45
45
45
44
34
34
67
61
101
132
201
256
225
42
41
22
43
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
13
31
31
31
31
31
48
43
33
16
42
43
43
42
42
22
23
14
22
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1
WNW
6
2.4
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
14
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
Energy kJ
2930
2886
2748
2748
1411
3031
3067
2203
870
418
66
1145
755
917
815
537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
203
103
0
103
203
204
204
0
0
0
0
0
203
203
0
0
0
0
0
29
83
204
29
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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