Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
23
109
100
100
85
64
69
62
21
71
56
62
46
34
35
14
14
22
22
22
13
13
20
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:35PM0.86m
10:08AM0.71m
10:04PM0.84m
10:41AM0.72m
10:37PM0.81m
11:16AM0.74m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.13m
3:39AM0.05m
3:26PM0.14m
4:13AM0.05m
4:09PM0.15m
4:49AM0.05m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
22
23
25
27
27
26
28
30
29
29
30
32
32
29
29
29
27
26
29
30
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
22
23
25
26
25
25
29
31
30
31
32
31
30
27
28
30
28
28
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
56
62
46
34
14
14
14
22
20
13
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
2
13
13
13
14
22
22
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
78
104
109
100
100
85
64
69
62
77
71
35
55
56
31
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1065
1065
227
219
32
32
187
585
1065
187
20
0
0
0
2
1117
383
107
36
2
15
15
15
308
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Rating
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1
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1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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2
2
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2
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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