Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 60 | 59 | 196 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.72m | 12:41PM0.91m | 1:10AM0.68m | 1:47PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.13m | 5:59AM0.08m | 7:14PM0.16m | 6:57AM0.12m | 8:42PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 41 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 36 | 51 | 44 | 196 | 52 | — | 36 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 653 | 653 | 194 | 185 | 187 | 9 | 9 | 167 | 185 | 187 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 222 | 15 | 15 |
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