Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 47 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:09AM0.57m | 5:52PM0.77m | 6:10AM0.62m | 6:36PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.68m | 7:13PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.26m | 10:13AM0.26m | 11:56PM0.22m | 11:19AM0.23m | 00:32AM0.16m | 12:09PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 21 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 5 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 6 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 59 | 62 | 64 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 219 | 273 | 675 | 394 | 193 | 414 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 187 | 187 | 129 | 118 |
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