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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 Sunday 31 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
233 | 164 | 180 | 139 | 133 | 94 | 63 | 104 | 81 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 52 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:30AM0.66m | 8:52PM0.88m | 9:05AM0.66m | 9:23PM0.87m | 9:42AM0.66m | 9:52PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.07m | 1:42PM0.09m | 2:49AM0.07m | 2:21PM0.10m | 3:24AM0.07m | 3:00PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | 8:14 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 233 | 164 | 180 | 139 | 133 | 32 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | E 10 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 94 | 16 | 104 | 81 | 42 | 41 | 27 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 56 | — | 15 | 38 | 1 | — | 39 | 35 | 52 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 160 | 160 | 148 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1155 | 161 | 167 | 83 | 2 |
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