Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 65 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 102 | 181 | 262 | 338 | 387 | 383 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28AM0.57m | 4:10PM0.70m | 4:33AM0.60m | 5:11PM0.73m | 5:35AM0.66m | 5:55PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.30m | 10:29PM0.28m | 9:44AM0.30m | 11:14PM0.23m | 10:58AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 52 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 33 | 24 | 10 | — | 12 | 24 | 28 | 65 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 102 | 181 | 262 | 338 | 387 | 383 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 818 | 815 | 222 | 1065 | 1674 | 187 | 129 | 4 | 122 | 273 | 585 | 676 | 676 | 678 | 801 | 801 | 678 | 668 | 668 | 808 | 3305 | 2521 | 722 |
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