Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:44PM0.89m | 9:07AM0.89m | 9:17PM0.88m | 9:40AM0.92m | 9:54PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.06m | 2:37AM-0.01m | 2:55PM0.05m | 3:11AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 6 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 148 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 668 | 194 | 232 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 636 | 675 | 185 | 164 | 2 |
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