Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.79m | 11:27AM0.98m | 00:07AM0.77m | 12:30PM0.92m | 1:15AM0.75m | 1:41PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.01m | 5:49PM0.03m | 5:36AM0.06m | 6:58PM0.07m | 6:45AM0.11m | 8:13PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 377 | 327 | 273 | 273 | 76 | 582 | 676 | 801 | 803 | 241 | 1065 | 1163 | 1163 | 160 | 187 | 193 | 193 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 2368 | 2521 | 1734 |
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