- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
19 | 16 | 37 | 75 | 139 | 175 | 127 | 133 | 103 | 95 | 81 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 80 | 100 | 181 | 264 | 306 | 375 | 367 | 300 | 159 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:59AM0.71m | 5:33PM0.91m | 6:00AM0.74m | 6:26PM0.99m | 6:57AM0.77m | 7:18PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.10m | 11:02AM0.02m | 00:01AM0.02m | 11:51AM-0.03m | 00:52AM-0.06m | 12:40PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SW 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 80 | 100 | 181 | 264 | 306 | 375 | 367 | 300 | 159 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | — | SE 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 157 | — | 90 | 20 | 16 | 106 | 113 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | ESE 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 37 | 75 | 139 | 175 | 127 | 133 | 103 | 95 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 194 | 194 | 1381 | 1155 | 1065 | 1065 | 315 | 383 | 278 | 38 | 38 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fortress surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest