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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | |
61 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 48 | 66 | 46 | 73 | 70 | 99 | 70 | 84 | 108 | 92 | 94 | 128 | 153 | 132 | 132 | 115 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:01AM0.72m | 12:43PM0.59m | 00:50AM0.69m | 1:40PM0.61m | 1:46AM0.67m | 2:41PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.16m | 6:22PM0.24m | 7:24AM0.17m | 7:28PM0.26m | 8:21AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 61 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 46 | 53 | 46 | 73 | 70 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 92 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 132 | 115 | 97 | 8 | 8 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNE 3 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 5 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 48 | 66 | 108 | 16 | — | 99 | 70 | 84 | 108 | — | 94 | 128 | 153 | 132 | 100 | — | — | 81 | 81 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 162 | 38 | 163 | 38 | 237 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 9 |
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