Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.6
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
66
23
18
21
15
8
63
94
74
53
59
34
40
58
74
102
413
471
1055
1289
1354
2089
1879
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:55PM0.62m
12:26PM0.72m
00:49AM0.60m
1:20PM0.69m
1:57AM0.59m
2:27PM0.67m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.23m
6:47PM0.27m
6:31AM0.28m
7:56PM0.27m
7:40AM0.31m
9:11PM0.25m
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:04
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6:02
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 mm
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
14
11
8
7
7
10
8
6
5
5
6
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
1
-3
-1
-1
1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
3
3
3
2
3
1
0
-1
1
0
0
0
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