Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
20.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
126
118
137
169
188
170
206
224
256
250
236
230
173
147
131
108
94
75
55
41
41
29
29
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM0.71m
1:26PM0.83m
1:41AM0.68m
2:22PM0.86m
2:43AM0.66m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.19m
6:54AM0.08m
7:48PM0.19m
7:47AM0.08m
9:02PM0.16m
8:47AM0.07m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
18
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.2
S
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
15
9
10
15
4
4
4
2
14
2
147
131
108
94
75
55
41
41
29
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
106
126
118
137
169
188
170
206
224
256
250
236
230
173
3
15
3
3
26
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
365
2519
76
585
877
414
451
1163
3417
123
33
33
33
32
47
9
148
9
9
9
161
161
162
162
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Rating
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1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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