Surf Forecasts:
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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 77 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM0.89m | 6:44AM0.96m | 7:07PM0.89m | 7:27AM1.00m | 7:48PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.02m | 12:37PM0.01m | 00:53AM0.00m | 1:21PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NW 2 | — | W 2 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 69 | 97 | 87 | 77 | 58 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 958 | 958 | 819 | 1065 | 819 | 819 | 187 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 668 | 676 | 883 | 2962 | 1100 | 2462 | 1760 |
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