Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 49 | 65 | 53 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.04m | 9:28PM0.91m | 9:53AM1.02m | 10:02PM0.85m | 10:31AM0.98m | 10:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM-0.05m | 3:01PM-0.04m | 3:07AM-0.03m | 3:41PM0.01m | 3:38AM0.01m | 4:20PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 65 | 53 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 3 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 49 | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 803 | 810 | 1155 | 1100 | 1117 | 575 | 451 | 273 | 273 | 198 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 129 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 668 | 273 |
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