Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 64 | 69 | 33 | 87 | 77 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 47 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:09PM0.78m | 11:32AM0.97m | 00:06AM0.73m | 12:33PM0.93m | 1:13AM0.71m | 1:47PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.03m | 5:57PM0.09m | 5:44AM0.08m | 7:09PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.13m | 8:36PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 64 | 69 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 162 | 163 | 167 | 219 | 163 | 163 | 383 | 191 | 383 | 365 | 219 | 163 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 107 | 148 | 275 | 275 | 676 | 222 |
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