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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
3.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 206 | 212 | 384 | 485 | 526 | 540 | 645 | 221 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:08AM 0.85 | 1:53PM 0.62 | 2:26AM 0.80 | 3:16PM 0.62 | 3:51AM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:14PM 0.01 | 7:53AM 0.05 | 7:21PM 0.07 | 9:17AM 0.05 | 8:46PM 0.09 | 10:25AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
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