Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
15
15
8
8
14
26
18
23
31
23
23
22
24
15
15
15
16
16
10
9
18
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
15
W
10
N
20
NNW
25
NE
20
NE
5
E
10
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:20AM0.77m
6:49PM1.02m
7:18AM0.85m
7:42PM1.05m
8:09AM0.92m
8:30PM1.05m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.02m
11:51AM0.01m
1:04AM-0.03m
12:50PM-0.04m
1:49AM-0.08m
1:44PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
25
23
22
23
25
26
26
27
26
25
24
25
27
26
24
24
23
21
22
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
21
21
22
24
24
26
27
25
25
24
26
26
26
27
26
24
20
18
21
24
23
22
22
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