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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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 ft405 kJ

8 ft1303 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

4 ft170 kJ

8 ft706 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blues, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	6 ft8 smushy	405kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,303kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	706kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	15°C

The Oasis12.6 kmabout 25 min by car

6 ft419 kJ

9 ft1379 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

8 ft765 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Oasis, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	6 ft9 smushy	419kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,379kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	765kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	16°C

Hare Creek2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft381 kJ

9 ft1465 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

8 ft879 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hare Creek, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	6 ft8 smushy	381kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,465kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	4 ft10 smushy	233kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	879kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	16°C

Jug Handle State Beach7.5 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft390 kJ

9 ft1487 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

4 ft237 kJ

4 ft170 kJ

8 ft889 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jug Handle State Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft8 smushy	390kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,487kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft10 smushy	237kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	889kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	16°C

Caspar8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft390 kJ

9 ft1487 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

4 ft237 kJ

4 ft170 kJ

8 ft889 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caspar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft8 smushy	390kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,487kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft10 smushy	237kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	889kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	16°C

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

7 ft583 kJ

9 ft1436 kJ

5 ft301 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

6 ft334 kJ

6 ft262 kJ

8 ft824 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Big River, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	7 ft8 shollow	583kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	9 ft10 shollow	1,436kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 shollow	301kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 shollow	72kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	6 ft7 shollow	334kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	6 ft7 shollow	262kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	8 ft8 shollow	824kJ	wind from the south, 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

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Where it is

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