Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 205 | 113 | 88 | 102 | 114 | 85 | 98 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 134 | 145 | 147 | 150 | 155 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:35PM0.74m | 6:00AM0.84m | 6:19PM0.78m | 6:39AM0.92m | 7:03PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.10m | 12:06PM0.09m | 00:08AM0.04m | 12:50PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 282 | 205 | 113 | 88 | 65 | 67 | 73 | 98 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 134 | 145 | 147 | 150 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 39 | 102 | 114 | 85 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 118 | 557 | 123 | 32 | 123 | 52 | 25 | 52 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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