Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
50
50
53
37
24
24
16
15
13
13
13
27
27
25
32
32
47
24
24
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
5
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:47PM0.98m
6:20AM0.77m
6:49PM1.02m
7:18AM0.85m
7:42PM1.05m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.05m
00:15AM0.02m
11:51AM0.01m
1:04AM-0.03m
12:50PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
 mm
4
Temp °C
27
29
30
28
27
25
24
23
24
25
26
27
23
23
23
22
23
27
29
28
26
Feels °C
28
29
28
27
26
23
23
22
25
25
25
28
26
24
24
23
24
26
26
26
26
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