Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
59
66
57
58
35
32
33
42
14
27
20
15
13
13
21
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
25
SW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:04PM0.84m
10:41AM0.72m
10:37PM0.81m
11:16AM0.74m
11:14PM0.78m
11:54AM0.76m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.14m
4:13AM0.05m
4:09PM0.15m
4:49AM0.05m
4:55PM0.17m
5:26AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
26
25
28
28
28
29
32
32
28
29
26
25
25
28
31
29
29
28
24
22
22
22
23
Feels °C
27
24
25
30
30
29
30
30
29
25
27
26
26
26
29
29
29
30
28
23
18
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
21
21
21
57
58
35
32
14
14
14
27
20
15
13
8
13
13
12
13
9
8
8
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
2
13
21
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
21
12
12
12
12
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
53
59
66
122
33
42
46
53
1
1
2
1
10
23
25
1
5
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
231
192
74
0
0
10
2
716
383
801
65
10
15
636
675
306
15
15
15
203
241
2359
810
803
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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