Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 62 | 78 | 74 | 46 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 60 | 88 | 117 | 160 | 158 | 163 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.93m | 1:13AM0.71m | 1:47PM0.88m | 2:34AM0.71m | 3:12PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.13m | 8:36PM0.15m | 8:07AM0.16m | 9:50PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 74 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 62 | 78 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 60 | 88 | 117 | 160 | 158 | 163 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 222 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 123 | 317 | 303 | 668 | 676 | 675 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 574 | 372 | 289 | 278 | 122 |
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