Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 51 | 39 | 80 | 54 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:56PM0.75m | 5:09AM0.57m | 5:52PM0.77m | 6:10AM0.62m | 6:36PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.27m | 11:11PM0.26m | 10:13AM0.26m | 11:56PM0.22m | 11:19AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 80 | 54 | 66 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 12 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 51 | — | 36 | 20 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 636 | 636 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 178 | 227 | 293 | 202 | 187 | 169 | 185 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 185 | 38 | 185 | 0 |
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