Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 50 | 53 | 83 | 95 | 83 | 64 | 55 | 57 | 46 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23PM0.77m | 1:53AM0.57m | 3:43PM0.74m | 3:07AM0.55m | 4:56PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.30m | 7:45AM0.24m | 10:13PM0.29m | 8:54AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 15 | SSW 5 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 50 | 53 | 83 | 95 | 83 | 64 | 55 | 57 | 46 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1117 | 193 | 273 | 222 | 273 | 668 | 306 | 155 | 1042 | 668 | 123 | 20 | 107 | 649 | 636 | 209 | 193 | 195 | 195 |
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