Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.8° 

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
1.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
7
7
7
6
6
6
12
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
15
14
233
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:44PM0.94m
6:12AM0.83m
6:39PM0.98m
7:03AM0.91m
7:27PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.09m
11:59PM0.04m
11:51AM0.04m
00:44AM-0.01m
12:46PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
25
25
24
22
20
20
21
24
25
25
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
16
19
20
21
21
20
18
18
19
21
21
21
23
22
22
23
24
21
21
19
18
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