Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 66 | 83 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 64 | 92 | 341 | 616 | 596 | 1027 | 1412 | 1126 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:26PM0.72m | 00:49AM0.60m | 1:20PM0.69m | 1:57AM0.59m | 2:27PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.23m | 6:47PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.28m | 7:56PM0.27m | 7:40AM0.31m | 9:11PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 92 | 341 | 616 | 596 | — | 1412 | 1126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SSW 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 12 | — | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 25 | 42 | 66 | 83 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 64 | 61 | 10 | — | 25 | 1027 | 68 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 273 | 72 | 668 | 668 | 678 | 801 | 676 | 148 | 676 | 151 | 25 | 122 | 122 | 1042 | 832 | 54 | 33 | 962 | 958 | 958 | 832 | 808 |
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