Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 57 | 51 | 64 | 167 | 84 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.93m | 5:09AM0.69m | 5:47PM0.98m | 6:20AM0.77m | 6:49PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.09m | 11:19PM0.09m | 10:45AM0.05m | 00:15AM0.02m | 11:51AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 84 | 68 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | 33 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 64 | 167 | — | — | — | 79 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 29 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 164 | 187 | 574 | 185 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 187 | 185 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 803 | 801 | 187 | 1512 | 218 |
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