Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:23PM0.81m | 1:03AM0.61m | 2:23PM0.77m | 1:53AM0.57m | 3:43PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.26m | 6:51AM0.20m | 8:51PM0.30m | 7:45AM0.24m | 10:13PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 222 | 178 | 219 | 187 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 193 | 231 | 231 | 668 | 675 | 716 | 668 | 273 |
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