Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 55 | 115 | 166 | 408 | 606 | 718 | 456 | 397 | 329 | 268 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.02m | 8:26PM0.86m | 8:46AM1.02m | 9:00PM0.83m | 9:22AM0.99m | 9:31PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM-0.01m | 2:01PM-0.02m | 1:58AM-0.00m | 2:38PM-0.01m | 2:29AM0.01m | 3:14PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | 166 | 408 | 606 | 718 | 456 | 397 | 329 | 268 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 164 | 108 | — | 135 | 110 | 69 | 41 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 55 | 115 | 126 | 159 | 215 | 29 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2363 | 1503 | 1498 | 1503 | 1548 | 1843 | 1065 | 1065 | 1383 | 1278 | 1392 | 574 | 585 | 383 | 271 | 223 | 256 | 309 | 78 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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