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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
206 | 152 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 83 | 82 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 60 | 81 | 121 | 104 | 181 | 218 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:52AM0.59m | 00:01AM0.72m | 12:43PM0.59m | 00:50AM0.69m | 1:40PM0.61m | 1:46AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.15m | 5:27PM0.21m | 6:30AM0.16m | 6:22PM0.24m | 7:24AM0.17m | 7:28PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 206 | 152 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 83 | 82 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 62 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 14 | — | 53 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 12 | 38 | — | 54 | 51 | 60 | 81 | 121 | 104 | 181 | 218 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 162 | 162 | 1117 | 1068 | 936 | 918 | 38 | 9 |
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