Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1303 | 1333 | 988 | 919 | 919 | 680 | 573 | 541 | 408 | 408 | 295 | 214 | 141 | 113 | 87 | 90 | 100 | 82 | 98 | 99 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.71m | 5:21AM0.76m | 5:35PM0.74m | 6:00AM0.84m | 6:19PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.24m | 10:49PM0.16m | 11:19AM0.17m | 11:29PM0.10m | 12:06PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 1086 | 988 | 919 | 919 | 680 | 573 | 541 | 408 | 408 | 295 | 214 | 141 | 113 | 84 | 90 | 100 | 41 | 98 | 99 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 49 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 34 | 94 | 48 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 20 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1303 | 1333 | 111 | 115 | 102 | 115 | 95 | 59 | 56 | 19 | — | — | 23 | 28 | 87 | 90 | 73 | 54 | — | 20 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 819 | 819 | 344 | 342 | 340 | 818 | 818 | 252 | 340 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 52 | 123 | 52 | 123 | 8 | 36 | 54 | 36 |
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