Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 75 | 49 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:16AM0.91m | 9:35PM1.07m | 10:07AM0.94m | 10:23PM1.02m | 10:56AM0.95m | 11:08PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM-0.09m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:39PM-0.06m | 4:23AM-0.09m | 4:31PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | N 3 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 668 | 1791 | 1117 | 1678 | 1678 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 676 | 668 | 668 | 678 | 2521 | 1117 | 668 | 668 | 668 |
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