Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM0.87m | 5:00AM0.81m | 5:30PM0.88m | 5:56AM0.89m | 6:22PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.15m | 10:48PM0.09m | 10:51AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.05m | 11:49AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 52 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 169 | 107 | 169 | 273 | 178 | 169 | 2368 | 1065 | 2580 | 2369 | 1065 | 1065 | 1065 | 1065 | 1608 | 1608 | 1065 | 1065 | 1065 | 1065 |
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