Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2823 | 1399 | 1051 | 962 | 792 | 871 | 1262 | 1739 | 1484 | 689 | 292 | 248 | 217 | 134 | 158 | 76 | 69 | 77 | 113 | 89 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM0.88m | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:53PM0.88m | 9:11AM1.01m | 9:35PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.02m | 2:02AM-0.02m | 2:37PM-0.02m | 2:40AM-0.04m | 3:21PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | E 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 234 | 272 | 367 | 353 | 226 | 231 | 172 | — | 324 | 614 | 94 | 36 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | E 9 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 540 | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 136 | 76 | 47 | 59 | 63 | 76 | 55 | 56 | 9 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 79 | 99 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2823 | 1399 | 1051 | 962 | 792 | 871 | 1262 | 1739 | 1484 | 689 | 292 | 248 | 217 | 134 | 158 | 71 | 69 | 39 | 113 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 818 | 818 | 832 | 815 | 818 | 306 | 301 | 295 | 316 | 661 | 575 | 575 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 67 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 20 |
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