Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 40 | 83 | 163 | 205 | 270 | 238 | 159 | 144 | 115 | 74 | 58 | 74 | 99 | 93 | 71 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM0.69m | 9:02AM0.85m | 9:15PM0.67m | 9:34AM0.80m | 9:54PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.06m | 2:08AM0.08m | 3:03PM0.09m | 2:46AM0.12m | 3:41PM0.12m | 3:27AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | 4:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 11 | 55 | 65 | 55 | 74 | 99 | 93 | 71 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 29 | 17 | 40 | 83 | 163 | 205 | 270 | 238 | 159 | 144 | 115 | 16 | 58 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 678 | 1463 | 1199 | 883 | 1511 | 1631 | 185 | 47 | 185 | 199 | 236 | 241 | 122 | 118 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
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