Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 61 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 50 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.06m | 9:20PM0.84m | 9:37AM1.06m | 10:11PM0.82m | 10:30AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM-0.08m | 2:58AM-0.06m | 3:57PM-0.05m | 3:46AM-0.04m | 4:50PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 61 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 50 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 54 | 48 | 123 | 118 | 222 | 222 | 1065 | 1065 | 557 | 317 | 377 | 1155 | 414 | 994 | 815 | 819 | 451 |
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