Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 41 | 109 | 79 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.01m | 9:35PM0.86m | 9:53AM1.02m | 10:20PM0.82m | 10:40AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM-0.02m | 3:20AM-0.03m | 4:08PM0.00m | 4:03AM-0.01m | 4:59PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 109 | 79 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 4 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 94 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 55 |
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