Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM0.94m | 10:23PM1.02m | 10:56AM0.95m | 11:08PM0.94m | 11:45AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:39PM-0.06m | 4:23AM-0.09m | 4:31PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 13 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 23 | 15 | 2 | — | 9 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 1117 | 1117 | 1117 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2359 | 2521 | 668 | 676 | 1117 | 1706 | 801 | 676 | 678 | 3406 | 2580 | 365 | 557 | 1456 |
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