Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.2°C colder than average 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
80
91
42
50
67
21
49
41
32
33
33
43
23
25
22
22
13
21
13
13
20
20
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
NNW
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:08AM0.71m
10:04PM0.84m
10:41AM0.72m
10:37PM0.81m
11:16AM0.74m
11:14PM0.78m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.05m
3:26PM0.14m
4:13AM0.05m
4:09PM0.15m
4:49AM0.05m
4:55PM0.17m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
23
26
28
28
25
26
30
28
28
30
32
31
28
30
26
26
25
28
30
28
28
27
24
Feels °C
21
25
28
28
27
23
27
32
30
30
32
31
28
26
29
26
28
26
29
27
29
29
26
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
22
22
60
21
21
21
21
49
41
32
33
23
23
23
25
17
13
13
13
13
13
20
15
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
22
5
2
21
13
13
22
22
22
22
13
21
12
20
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
80
80
91
42
50
67
66
92
33
43
46
40
1
22
26
48
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
219
38
38
38
20
1163
1163
801
32
0
0
0
2
334
801
187
15
2
15
15
10
676
676
676
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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