Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
49
47
49
65
62
61
62
65
50
50
61
70
78
66
71
58
45
44
44
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:45PM0.87m
8:07AM0.80m
8:14PM0.88m
8:37AM0.85m
8:44PM0.89m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.14m
1:34AM0.06m
1:34PM0.10m
2:05AM0.02m
2:14PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
22
22
20
20
23
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
26
25
27
25
26
25
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