Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3748 | 3937 | 3422 | 2831 | 2210 | 1243 | 1309 | 1536 | 1907 | 2774 | 2003 | 1121 | 598 | 230 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 97 | 64 | 119 | 122 | 93 | 77 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM0.94m | 8:15PM0.88m | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:53PM0.88m | 9:11AM1.01m | 9:35PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.01m | 1:55PM0.02m | 2:02AM-0.02m | 2:37PM-0.02m | 2:40AM-0.04m | 3:21PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | N 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 133 | 151 | 234 | 234 | 327 | 333 | 272 | 208 | 480 | 1 | — | 128 | 150 | 126 | 96 | 56 | 30 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 77 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 54 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 21 | 52 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3748 | 3937 | 3422 | 2831 | 2210 | 1243 | 1309 | 1536 | 1907 | 2774 | 2003 | 1121 | 598 | 230 | 77 | 81 | 94 | 97 | 64 | 119 | 122 | 93 | 8 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 801 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 832 | 815 | 815 | 815 | 301 | 585 | 582 | 202 | 636 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 123 | 47 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
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