Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:07AM0.89m | 9:17PM0.88m | 9:40AM0.92m | 9:54PM0.86m | 10:17AM0.94m | 10:34PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.05m | 3:11AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.04m | 3:47AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 2 | 653 | 194 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 636 | 636 | 675 | 187 | 164 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 675 | 668 | 668 | 810 | 675 |
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