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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | |
59 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:19PM0.89m | 6:37AM0.65m | 7:01PM0.90m | 7:18AM0.65m | 7:41PM0.90m | 7:55AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.10m | 11:57AM0.10m | 1:03AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.09m | 1:40AM0.08m | 1:06PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | -1 | -2 | -5 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 9 | E 9 | N 3 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | E 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 66 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 3 | 21 | 52 | 58 | 111 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 223 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 815 | 20 | 15 | 193 | 1163 | 1163 | 162 | 668 | 668 | 219 | 808 | 801 | 1042 |
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