Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
36
25
18
9
9
7
7
3
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
16
15
13
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:44AM0.96m
7:07PM0.89m
7:27AM1.00m
7:48PM0.88m
8:08AM1.02m
8:26PM0.86m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.01m
00:53AM0.00m
1:21PM-0.02m
1:27AM-0.01m
2:01PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
18
20
21
20
18
16
17
16
17
18
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
10
12
12
13
11
12
14
11
11
11
14
15
15
15
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