Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 112 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 87 | 66 | 115 | 142 | 129 | 170 | 140 | 85 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM0.95m | 10:01PM0.75m | 10:30AM0.89m | 10:33PM0.70m | 11:04AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.04m | 3:50PM0.07m | 3:35AM0.08m | 4:27PM0.13m | 4:11AM0.12m | 5:07PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | S 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 112 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 108 | 84 | 5 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 3 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 2 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 87 | 66 | 115 | 142 | 129 | 170 | 140 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 123 | 636 | 682 | 675 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 161 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 668 | 1163 | 1163 | 675 | 160 | 716 | 803 | 646 |
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