Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 56 | 61 | 78 | 87 | 106 | 201 | 482 | 443 | 171 | 174 | 242 | 263 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:21AM0.64m | 7:42PM0.85m | 8:03AM0.69m | 8:16PM0.87m | 8:39AM0.73m | 8:45PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.15m | 12:24PM0.16m | 1:36AM0.10m | 1:08PM0.14m | 2:09AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 220 | 171 | 174 | 222 | 84 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 249 | 109 | 69 | 81 | 9 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 56 | 61 | 78 | 87 | 106 | 201 | 482 | 443 | — | — | 242 | 263 | 256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 194 | 636 | 668 | 169 | 163 | 163 | 668 | 1042 | 1783 | 1100 | 1100 | 308 | 308 | 38 | 167 | 47 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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