Fortress Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Fortress Surf Guide

Fortress in Long Island NY is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. Primarily a right hand reef break, although a left is also possible.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Fortress Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	8.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fortress:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fortress occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Fortress (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Fortress with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in July while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

51%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Fortress Location Map

Interactive Fortress surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Fortress is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fortress is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD), also in USA, 90 km (56 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Fortress Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 15:00 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	8	9	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross

Tides at Fortress

Current tide and informaton

For Montauk Point, Long Island Sound, New York, 10 km from Fortress.

Next High Water: 10:10pm | 0.83m

Next Low Water: 03:20pm | 0.08m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Fortress Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.3 °C) at Fortress is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.