Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 127 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM0.91m | 9:35PM1.07m | 10:07AM0.94m | 10:23PM1.02m | 10:56AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM-0.12m | 2:46PM-0.09m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:39PM-0.06m | 4:23AM-0.09m | 4:31PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 3 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 181 | 127 | 3 | 54 | 54 | 65 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 668 | 32 | 15 | 2519 | 15 | 668 | 2521 | 676 | 801 | 2521 | 1117 |
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