The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 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 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 21°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
5
3
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
2.5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1079
1184
3146
2886
2913
3023
1436
3322
3028
2245
511
372
308
256
316
473
250
1224
402
325
298
800
789
917
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:40PM1.98m
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
clear
part cloud
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>
8:17
8:19
8:20
8:20
Temp °C
12
10
8
7
10
16
18
20
18
15
15
15
17
20
19
19
16
14
15
15
18
21
20
20
5
3
2
2
6
10
11
14
13
10
11
10
13
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
16
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
0.5
SW
14
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
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
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.1
WNW
10
1.5
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
17
Energy kJ
184
103
1128
1216
1176
1220
46
1307
1183
838
511
372
308
256
67
67
250
464
402
325
298
800
789
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
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
0.3
SSW
13
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
Energy kJ
103
82
81
80
78
12
46
45
45
45
44
34
34
33
61
101
132
201
256
225
42
41
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
W
18
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
Energy kJ
15
13
31
31
31
31
13
48
43
25
16
42
43
43
42
42
22
23
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
6
2.5
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
1079
1184
3146
2886
2913
3023
1436
3322
3028
2245
316
473
79
1224
676
917
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
Distance (km)
204
203
203
193
0
103
203
204
204
0
0
0
0
195
203
204
203
0
0
0
0
29
83
204
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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