Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 57 | 58 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 78 | 66 | 63 | 80 | 115 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.70m | 2:28AM0.57m | 4:10PM0.70m | 4:33AM0.60m | 5:11PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.31m | 8:15AM0.30m | 10:29PM0.28m | 9:44AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 49 | 78 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 63 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 3 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 57 | 58 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 25 | 54 | 80 | 115 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 222 | 222 | 818 | 818 | 815 | 222 | 815 | 815 | 1117 | 222 | 0 | 271 | 344 | 574 | 668 | 668 | 227 | 574 |
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