Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.1° 

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
15
15
15
13
16
17
17
23
21
22
23
24
27
27
27
25
24
24
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
50
NNW
45
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM0.79m
11:27AM0.98m
00:07AM0.77m
12:30PM0.92m
1:15AM0.75m
1:41PM0.86m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.01m
5:49PM0.03m
5:36AM0.06m
6:58PM0.07m
6:45AM0.11m
8:13PM0.09m
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
19
14
10
10
11
9
7
7
10
11
12
10
9
8
7
7
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11
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
16
3
0
2
3
1
0
1
6
6
6
4
4
3
3
4
5
7
6
6
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