Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
20.8° C
1.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
9
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
116
116
94
99
111
111
106
92
92
90
70
73
55
137
82
99
97
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:12PM0.87m
9:42AM0.79m
9:42PM0.86m
10:13AM0.82m
10:15PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.11m
3:11AM0.02m
3:12PM0.10m
3:43AM0.01m
3:54PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
20
19
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
20
23
23
22
20
20
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
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