Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1440 | 1554 | 1733 | 3636 | 3820 | 4096 | 3917 | 3844 | 3402 | 2864 | 1861 | 2252 | 2275 | 2584 | 1807 | 1068 | 659 | 274 | 320 | 87 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38PM0.87m | 7:57AM0.94m | 8:15PM0.88m | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:53PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.06m | 1:26AM0.01m | 1:55PM0.02m | 2:02AM-0.02m | 2:37PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | N 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1440 | 1554 | 1733 | — | — | 73 | 76 | 149 | 138 | 157 | 403 | 467 | 225 | 109 | 2 | 554 | 511 | 193 | 111 | 74 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 349 | — | 34 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 241 | 275 | 317 | 3636 | 3820 | 4096 | 3917 | 3844 | 3402 | 2864 | 1861 | 2252 | 2275 | 2584 | 1807 | 1068 | 659 | 274 | 320 | 87 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 832 | 832 | 808 | 803 | 818 | 681 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 815 | 299 | 818 | 815 | 586 | 585 | 582 | 295 | 578 | 317 |
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