Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 128 | 197 | 95 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 85 | 106 | 63 | 37 | 53 | 42 | 41 | 52 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.62m | 12:26PM0.72m | 00:49AM0.60m | 1:20PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.23m | 5:37AM0.23m | 6:47PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.28m | 7:56PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 6 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 132 | 95 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | SW 7 | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 156 | 128 | 197 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 54 | 85 | 106 | 63 | 37 | 53 | 42 | 41 | 52 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1155 | 185 | 0 | 1564 | 273 | 36 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 704 | 668 | 801 | 801 | 160 | 151 | 123 | 962 | 962 | 958 |
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