Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.05m | 8:09AM0.92m | 8:30PM1.05m | 8:57AM0.98m | 9:15PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM-0.08m | 1:44PM-0.07m | 2:30AM-0.10m | 2:34PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2519 | 704 | 801 | 2 | 883 | 883 | 803 | 1674 | 702 | 801 | 676 | 801 | 107 | 118 | 65 | 2 | 2560 | 702 | 724 |
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