Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 18 | 119 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 58 | 88 | 113 | 126 | 135 | 225 | 335 | 399 | 427 | 457 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28AM0.57m | 4:10PM0.70m | 4:33AM0.60m | 5:11PM0.73m | 5:35AM0.66m | 5:55PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.30m | 10:29PM0.28m | 9:44AM0.30m | 11:14PM0.23m | 10:58AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 119 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 88 | 113 | 126 | 135 | 225 | 335 | 399 | 427 | 457 | 478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 818 | 818 | 815 | 222 | 815 | 815 | 1117 | 222 | 0 | 271 | 344 | 574 | 668 | 668 | 227 | 574 | 575 | 47 | 414 | 574 | 724 | 675 |
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