Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 53 | 91 | 136 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 64 | 102 | 121 | 145 | 170 | 291 | 366 | 345 | 346 | 206 | 177 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:30AM0.86m | 9:49PM1.09m | 10:25AM0.88m | 10:42PM1.04m | 11:20AM0.88m | 11:34PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM-0.09m | 4:03AM-0.12m | 3:51PM-0.06m | 4:53AM-0.09m | 4:48PM-0.01m | 5:43AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 206 | 177 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | SW 4 | E 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 6 | E 8 | SE 16 | E 6 | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 91 | 136 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 102 | 121 | 145 | 170 | 291 | 366 | 345 | 346 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 704 | 724 | 661 | 668 | 0 | 10 | 801 | 383 | 877 | 585 | 1117 | 801 | 668 | 668 | 1511 | 1383 | 1002 | 303 | 224 | 68 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
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