Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 57 | 42 | 61 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM0.77m | 6:10AM0.62m | 6:36PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.68m | 7:13PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.22m | 11:19AM0.23m | 00:32AM0.16m | 12:09PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 57 | 32 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | E 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | — | 13 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | 42 | 42 | 61 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 222 | 202 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 187 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 187 | 193 | 51 |
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