The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 24 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
159
157
155
191
176
171
163
145
171
266
273
236
238
241
273
273
530
857
956
2025
1303
4413
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM1.23m
7:13PM1.59m
7:14AM1.16m
7:52PM1.66m
8:31AM1.15m
8:26PM1.70m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.56m
12:24PM0.12m
1:45AM0.38m
1:15PM0.28m
2:40AM0.20m
2:02PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
13
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
9
12
13
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
7
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
0.7
SW
16
1.8
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
74
203
68
157
155
191
176
167
163
145
156
195
273
189
133
241
273
273
530
857
956
251
1303
1809
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
203
72
159
48
47
47
123
171
132
134
171
266
192
236
238
125
82
103
284
248
248
7
314
310
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.2
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
23
24
24
86
132
79
47
47
32
32
79
20
19
18
99
99
26
135
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
6
3.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
5
4
14
42
82
114
110
2025
119
4413
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
6
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
2
15
15
204
15
2
3
0
46
46
847
206
87
29
156
181
156
183
374
368
204
203
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
9
9
9
9
6
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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