Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.06m | 10:11PM0.82m | 10:30AM1.03m | 11:06PM0.79m | 11:27AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM-0.05m | 3:46AM-0.04m | 4:50PM-0.02m | 4:38AM0.01m | 5:49PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 193 | 1784 | 1065 | 557 | 1784 | 370 | 414 | 414 | 815 | 1065 | 394 | 377 | 327 | 394 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 678 | 306 | 306 |
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