Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
6.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortress today?

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
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)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
15
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
21
20
12
9
10
10
6
9
10
20
18
18
17
16
32
32
40
59
78
130
167
176
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
WNW
15
NE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18AM0.82m
3:05PM0.72m
3:32AM0.78m
4:12PM0.76m
4:38AM0.75m
5:11PM0.81m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.05m
8:50PM0.13m
9:55AM0.05m
10:11PM0.11m
10:46AM0.05m
11:12PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38
1
3
1
3
3
4
10
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
13
32
21
20
12
7
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
8
16
32
32
4
4
4
4
28
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
33
9
6
2
1
2
2
1
9
1
20
18
18
17
4
5
4
5
5
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
4
4
8
2
6
6
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
6
7
9
10
10
6
7
10
13
18
11
8
9
9
19
40
59
78
130
167
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
52
1042
51
15
675
676
668
668
668
668
702
675
1163
148
148
148
54
148
169
702
704
808
668
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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