Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 587 | 474 | 343 | 343 | 281 | 217 | 180 | 144 | 112 | 82 | 58 | 94 | 88 | 61 | 126 | 220 | 220 | 248 | 229 | 141 | 68 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM0.99m | 9:31PM0.79m | 9:56AM0.95m | 10:01PM0.75m | 10:30AM0.89m | 10:33PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.01m | 3:14PM0.02m | 3:01AM0.04m | 3:50PM0.07m | 3:35AM0.08m | 4:27PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 932 | 587 | 474 | 343 | 343 | 281 | 217 | 180 | 144 | 112 | 82 | 58 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 161 | 113 | 92 | 68 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 28 | 20 | 94 | 88 | 61 | 126 | 220 | 220 | 248 | 229 | 141 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 67 | 675 | 675 | 1042 | 38 | 169 | 182 | 162 | 161 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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