Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
155
123
71
39
36
33
26
24
35
82
64
73
86
91
88
110
110
168
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23PM0.79m
4:16AM0.55m
5:25PM0.79m
5:36AM0.56m
6:18PM0.81m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.24m
9:41AM0.21m
11:38PM0.22m
10:42AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
20
19
20
19
17
16
17
18
17
15
16
16
17
15
15
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