Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.02m | 10:20PM0.82m | 10:40AM1.01m | 11:09PM0.78m | 11:32AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM-0.03m | 4:08PM0.00m | 4:03AM-0.01m | 4:59PM0.04m | 4:50AM0.03m | 5:57PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 162 | 15 | 144 | 0 | 162 | 178 | 193 | 163 | 163 |
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