Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 159 | 165 | 340 | 382 | 261 | 219 | 237 | 213 | 169 | 111 | 190 | 157 | 125 | 92 | 85 | 67 | 103 | 113 | 111 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39AM0.73m | 8:45PM0.88m | 9:12AM0.76m | 9:12PM0.87m | 9:42AM0.79m | 9:42PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.12m | 2:40AM0.04m | 2:31PM0.11m | 3:11AM0.02m | 3:12PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 26 | 11 | — | — | 261 | 219 | 237 | 213 | 169 | 111 | 190 | 157 | 125 | 92 | 85 | 67 | 103 | 113 | 111 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 10 | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | N 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 113 | 159 | 165 | 340 | 382 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 144 | 107 | 68 | 68 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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