Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 23 | 71 | 109 | 145 | 171 | 139 | 134 | 169 | 114 | 145 | 138 | 93 | 64 | 49 | 33 | 27 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM0.94m | 11:19PM0.77m | 11:46AM0.94m | 00:10AM0.72m | 12:41PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:11PM0.09m | 5:09AM0.04m | 6:06PM0.13m | 5:59AM0.08m | 7:14PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 71 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 145 | 138 | 93 | 64 | 49 | 33 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 43 | 12 | 66 | 109 | 145 | 171 | 139 | 134 | 169 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2359 | 2359 | 273 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 682 | 703 | 223 | 223 | 122 | 306 | 451 | 574 | 344 | 342 | 676 | 38 | 237 | 167 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 107 |
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