Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 76 | 37 | 36 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 45 | 91 | 59 | 90 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM0.83m | 7:21AM0.64m | 7:42PM0.85m | 8:03AM0.69m | 8:16PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.15m | 12:24PM0.16m | 1:36AM0.10m | 1:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 76 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 6 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 59 | 90 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 722 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 10 | 1783 | 636 | 668 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 163 | 414 | 1783 | 1783 | 387 | 377 |
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