Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 77 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 70 | 69 | 96 | 91 | 99 | 111 | 115 | 157 | 162 | 168 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM0.78m | 6:39AM0.92m | 7:03PM0.81m | 7:19AM0.99m | 7:47PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.09m | 00:08AM0.04m | 12:50PM0.02m | 00:48AM-0.01m | 1:35PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 77 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 19 | 69 | 96 | 91 | 99 | 111 | 115 | 157 | 162 | 168 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | E 12 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 45 | 2 | — | 3 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 70 | 53 | 37 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 33 | 36 | 54 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 161 |
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