Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 584 | 500 | 472 | 397 | 287 | 205 | 110 | 86 | 94 | 114 | 98 | 78 | 99 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 134 | 145 | 147 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21AM0.76m | 5:35PM0.74m | 6:00AM0.84m | 6:19PM0.78m | 6:39AM0.92m | 7:03PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.17m | 11:29PM0.10m | 12:06PM0.09m | 00:08AM0.04m | 12:50PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 584 | 500 | 472 | 397 | 287 | 205 | 110 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 98 | 78 | 99 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 134 | 145 | 147 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 58 | 73 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 83 | 72 | 45 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 24 | 94 | 114 | 85 | 46 | — | 24 | 31 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 118 | 340 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 342 | 123 | 52 | 123 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
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