Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
24
22
39
49
47
49
65
62
61
62
65
50
50
52
52
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:13PM0.84m
7:34AM0.74m
7:45PM0.87m
8:07AM0.80m
8:14PM0.88m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.11m
12:53PM0.14m
1:34AM0.06m
1:34PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
20
20
19
20
23
24
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
21
21
21
19
18
17
20
22
21
20
19
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
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