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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
11.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortress today?

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
44
57
57
36
34
39
55
61
109
144
205
269
326
440
614
1019
1437
1121
698
505
380
319
284
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
50
E
55
E
60
ESE
45
ESE
25
SE
5
SE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:37PM0.80m
1:54AM0.81m
2:41PM0.81m
2:58AM0.75m
3:42PM0.83m
4:01AM0.70m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.11m
8:15AM0.05m
8:38PM0.14m
9:12AM0.08m
9:52PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:22
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
8:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:06
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:06
—
—
—
8:07
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
2
2
4
11
14
17
14
10
1
—
—
—
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
11
12
14
15
14
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
3
3
2
1
0
0
-2
0
4
11
16
14
9
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
18
—
—
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
7
7
7
6
14
9
4
7
4
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
380
319
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
—
0.1
SE
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
18
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
14
7
7
7
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
5
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
4
3
7
7
7
7
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
—
—
—
Energy kJ
48
44
57
57
36
34
39
55
61
109
144
205
269
326
440
614
1019
1437
1121
698
505
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Nags Head Pier
Carolina North
Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras
Carolina North
Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras
Carolina North
Lawrencetown Left Point
Nova Scotia
Coffee Break
Amber Coast
Pelican Poles
Carolina South
Matunuck-The point
Rhode Island
Jax Beach Pier
Florida - North
Pelican Poles
Carolina South
Pelican Poles
Carolina South
Panic Point (Weekapaug)
Rhode Island
North Shore Breakers
Bermuda
Damneck Naval Base
Virginia
Damneck Naval Base
Virginia
Bethany
Delaware
The Cove Delaware
Delaware
Brick Beach
New Jersey
Coastguards
Long Island NY
Democrat Point Robert Moses
Long Island NY
Fortress
Long Island NY
Fortress
Long Island NY
Georgica (East Hampton)
Long Island NY
Breachway
Rhode Island
Atlantic Terrace
Long Island NY
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
646
722
722
810
2363
1065
52
1463
1065
1065
38
1155
585
585
383
365
210
123
122
0
0
20
32
2
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Rockaway
Outside Ponquogue
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
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(10 max)
2
2
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(10 max)
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5
5
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5
5
5
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