Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 15 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.02m | 10:56AM0.95m | 11:08PM0.94m | 11:45AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM-0.06m | 4:23AM-0.09m | 4:31PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 2 | — | NE 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 23 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1117 | 68 | 15 | 1117 | 1100 | 676 | 678 | 668 | 668 | 704 | 676 | 678 | 1117 | 676 | 3406 | 2568 | 1511 | 309 | 394 |
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