Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
E
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
17
18
18
37
29
33
17
21
15
21
30
31
31
47
46
46
46
33
32
23
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM0.66m
3:26PM0.90m
3:54AM0.66m
4:36PM0.95m
5:10AM0.69m
5:48PM1.00m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.07m
10:19PM0.12m
9:51AM0.05m
11:26PM0.06m
10:55AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
27
28
27
26
24
22
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
21
22
22
20
21
20
21
22
25
24
26
26
27
26
26
25
23
20
22
22
21
18
18
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