Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
15.9° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
114
106
112
94
76
34
53
53
68
73
70
56
61
78
81
108
68
62
28
26
35
44
70
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:11AM0.64m
4:02PM0.84m
4:11AM0.60m
4:58PM0.84m
5:11AM0.59m
5:51PM0.84m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.13m
10:22PM0.19m
9:48AM0.16m
11:15PM0.18m
10:33AM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
21
25
26
24
23
21
19
20
20
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
18
17
19
20
22
17
17
18
18
17
16
19
20
22
20
21
18
17
20
19
19
19
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
2
112
94
76
34
53
53
68
73
70
56
61
78
81
108
68
62
28
26
35
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSW
6
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
2
28
2
7
29
19
47
37
15
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
108
114
106
1
3
8
16
5
44
70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
278
185
144
9
0
25
25
0
2
0
0
0
10
10
9
0
8
0
0
2
2580
1042
668
668
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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