Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 90 | 62 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 78 | 77 | 108 | 130 | 145 | 144 | 145 | 156 | 202 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:13AM0.71m | 1:47PM0.88m | 2:34AM0.71m | 3:12PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.13m | 8:36PM0.15m | 8:07AM0.16m | 9:50PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 62 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 83 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 54 | 78 | 77 | 108 | 130 | 145 | 144 | 145 | 156 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 222 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 123 | 317 | 303 | 668 | 676 | 675 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 574 | 372 | 289 |
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