Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 222 | 158 | 128 | 105 | 110 | 77 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM0.98m | 8:11PM0.98m | 8:33AM1.02m | 8:51PM0.95m | 9:14AM1.04m | 9:28PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM-0.05m | 2:00AM-0.05m | 2:19PM-0.05m | 2:34AM-0.05m | 3:01PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 316 | 222 | 158 | 128 | 105 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1392 | 187 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 2 | 15 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 675 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 716 | 1117 | 578 |
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