Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 293 | 253 | 178 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.05m | 7:27AM0.80m | 7:51PM1.09m | 8:24AM0.86m | 8:45PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM-0.03m | 1:18AM-0.06m | 12:56PM-0.06m | 2:08AM-0.10m | 1:52PM-0.09m | 2:55AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 76 | 170 | 251 | 293 | 253 | 178 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 801 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 819 | 223 | 803 | 819 | 818 | 815 | 815 | 227 | 815 | 273 | 275 | 414 | 1155 | 192 | 574 | 578 | 232 | 55 | 10 |
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