Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.7
E
5
2.1
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
21
168
361
385
385
349
360
295
227
168
130
85
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
NNW
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
35
E
55
E
50
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
35
E
25
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14PM0.78m
11:54AM0.76m
11:57PM0.75m
12:38PM0.79m
00:46AM0.71m
1:26PM0.83m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.17m
5:26AM0.06m
5:45PM0.18m
6:07AM0.07m
6:42PM0.19m
6:54AM0.08m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
8
1
1
2
1
9
7
9
11
12
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
32
28
25
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
31
28
26
21
22
23
24
25
23
22
21
20
15
10
10
13
14
14
14
17
19
16
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
13
12
12
7
12
7
8
8
8
5
5
5
5
3
2
8
3
3
3
5
5
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
21
4
4
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
1.7
E
5
2.1
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
13
18
3
10
1
8
10
18
168
361
385
385
349
360
295
227
168
130
10
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
801
2359
327
223
803
1511
414
3315
1674
3417
377
223
1117
1068
1068
1551
1100
646
378
315
123
47
387
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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