Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 55 | 64 | 143 | 206 | 510 | 1337 | 587 | 485 | 397 | 329 | 268 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.02m | 8:26PM0.86m | 8:46AM1.02m | 9:00PM0.83m | 9:22AM0.99m | 9:31PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM-0.02m | 1:58AM-0.00m | 2:38PM-0.01m | 2:29AM0.01m | 3:14PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 206 | 510 | 1337 | 587 | 485 | 397 | 329 | 268 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 161 | — | — | 58 | 77 | 44 | 37 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 4 | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 55 | 64 | 143 | 70 | 104 | 1023 | 108 | 108 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1503 | 1498 | 1788 | 1512 | 1065 | 1065 | 1452 | 1463 | 1475 | 585 | 574 | 574 | 1276 | 252 | 218 | 78 | 282 | 78 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
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