Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM0.82m | 10:30AM1.03m | 11:06PM0.79m | 11:27AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM-0.05m | 3:46AM-0.04m | 4:50PM-0.02m | 4:38AM0.01m | 5:49PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1065 | 815 | 1784 | 187 | 383 | 414 | 451 | 832 | 962 | 394 | 377 | 394 | 394 | 273 | 67 | 394 | 676 | 306 | 815 |
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