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About Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg is a town in California, United States. From Fort Bragg you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Hare Creek, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is STS, 135 km away.

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Staying in Fort Bragg

28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: STS, 135 km, ACV, 173 km, RDD, 175 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Fort Bragg.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Fort Bragg each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Fort Bragg too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Blues18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Westport, 3 km

6 ft429 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

8 ft1358 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

5 ft118 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blues, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	429kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	13°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,358kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	15°C

Jug Handle State Beach7.5 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft472 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

9 ft1592 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jug Handle State Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	472kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	400kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,592kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	4 ft9 smushy	231kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	204kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C

Hare Creek2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft472 kJ

5 ft381 kJ

9 ft1569 kJ

4 ft169 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hare Creek, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	472kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	381kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,569kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft7 smushy	169kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	4 ft10 smushy	241kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	4 ft9 shollow	204kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C

The Oasis12.6 kmabout 25 min by car

6 ft470 kJ

5 ft363 kJ

9 ft1458 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

5 ft128 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Oasis, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	363kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,458kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	15°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	5 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	4 ft9 ssoft	193kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	15°C

Caspar8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft472 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

9 ft1592 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caspar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 shollow	472kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	400kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,592kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	4 ft9 smushy	231kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	204kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C

Big River15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in MendocinoNeeds 5 ft+

7 ft590 kJ

7 ft553 kJ

9 ft1401 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

7 ft534 kJ

4 ft187 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Big River, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	7 ft9 shollow	590kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	7 ft8 shollow	553kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	9 ft10 shollow	1,401kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 shollow	258kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 shollow	120kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	7 ft8 shollow	534kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	4 ft7 shollow	187kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fort Bragg, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Fort Bragg

RelishHot dog · in the centre
Taka's GrillJapanese · in the centre
Asian Fusion Sea ValleyThai · 0.1 km from the centre
Egghead's RestaurantBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Lee'sChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Los GallitosMexican · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Fort Bragg, United States

About Fort Bragg

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

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