Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is

18.8°C

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (30 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 30							Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 13	ESE 9	SE 12	ESE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 6	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	26	24	28	28	30	23	25	37	35	22	22	35	35	35	35	35	69	33	137	222	92
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:40AM1.01m					11:09PM0.78m				11:32AM0.97m				00:06AM0.73m				12:33PM0.93m
Low Tide	4:03AM-0.01m				4:59PM0.04m				4:50AM0.03m					5:57PM0.09m				5:44AM0.08m				7:09PM0.14m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	19
Feels °C	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	18	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 6	S 7
kJ	26	26	26	24	28	28	30	23	25	14	35	22	22	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	107	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 6	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	5	6	5	3	16	26	15	23	23	37	14	14	14	12	12	5	5	5	5	5	4	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 6	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—
kJ	7	7	17	16	3	1	1	4	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	2	4	9	9	9	9	10	13	14	23	49	69	111	137	222	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	10	10	2	2	10	161	161	162	144	162	163	144	185	163	163	383	383	227	222	219	38	10	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1				1			1										2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	7

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