Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.04m | 9:28PM0.91m | 9:53AM1.02m | 10:02PM0.85m | 10:31AM0.98m | 10:34PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM-0.05m | 3:01PM-0.04m | 3:07AM-0.03m | 3:41PM0.01m | 3:38AM0.01m | 4:20PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | N 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 810 | 1155 | 1163 | 1117 | 574 | 232 | 365 | 308 | 224 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 10 | 72 | 273 | 10 | 4 | 231 | 668 |
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