- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | |
6 | 62 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 12 | 220 | 196 | 340 | 242 | 202 | 164 | 125 | 90 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 19 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:55AM0.66m | 8:18PM0.90m | 8:30AM0.66m | 8:52PM0.88m | 9:05AM0.66m | 9:23PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.08m | 1:06PM0.09m | 2:14AM0.07m | 1:42PM0.09m | 2:49AM0.07m | 2:21PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
9 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 62 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 196 | 340 | 242 | 202 | 164 | 125 | 90 | 85 | 61 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 167 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 191 | 193 | 220 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 35 | 86 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 161 | 167 | 681 | 808 | 808 | 681 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 160 | 162 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fortress surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest