Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 74 | 43 | 94 | 159 | 187 | 299 | 254 | 276 | 559 | 454 | 418 | 562 | 505 | 503 | 471 | 399 | 292 | 234 | 190 | 157 | 161 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:18PM0.84m | 2:02AM0.61m | 3:18PM0.80m | 2:56AM0.57m | 4:23PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.22m | 7:48AM0.17m | 9:44PM0.24m | 8:40AM0.20m | 10:46PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 503 | 471 | 399 | 292 | 234 | 190 | 157 | 161 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 59 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 74 | 43 | 94 | 159 | 187 | 299 | 254 | 276 | 559 | 454 | 418 | 562 | 505 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 801 | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 | 242 | 38 | 365 | 38 | 236 | 183 | 163 | 68 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 36 |
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