Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 257 | 217 | 172 | 89 | 70 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36PM0.76m | 12:08PM0.87m | 00:24AM0.72m | 12:59PM0.88m | 1:20AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.05m | 6:22PM0.15m | 6:22AM0.07m | 7:27PM0.17m | 7:17AM0.09m | 8:46PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 343 | 257 | 217 | 172 | 89 | 70 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 19 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 32 | — | — | 35 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 585 | 55 | 801 | 193 | 183 | 144 | 20 | 194 | 676 | 668 | 32 |
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