Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 143 | 135 | 94 | 82 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 44 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM0.74m | 3:07AM0.55m | 4:56PM0.75m | 5:09AM0.57m | 5:52PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.29m | 8:54AM0.27m | 11:11PM0.26m | 10:13AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 15 | 7 | 14 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 115 | 143 | 135 | 94 | 82 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | — | 44 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 1783 | 148 | 52 | 83 | 25 | 148 | 36 | 646 | 51 | 193 | 163 | 163 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 675 | 883 | 167 | 161 | 9 |
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