Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:40AM0.92m | 9:54PM0.86m | 10:17AM0.94m | 10:34PM0.82m | 10:59AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.04m | 3:47AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:11PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 819 | 819 | 2606 | 1792 | 107 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 675 | 668 | 668 | 1163 | 1163 | 273 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 710 | 1163 | 278 | 9 |
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