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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 1 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
3.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 245 | 342 | 366 | 426 | 327 | 327 | 337 | 407 | 464 | 509 | 627 | 588 | 713 | 787 | 748 | 632 | 603 | 535 | 526 | 412 | 299 | 255 | 186 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:13PM 0.87 | 7:34AM 0.80 | 7:54PM 0.91 | 8:12AM 0.78 | 8:32PM 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM -0.05 | 1:03AM -0.04 | 1:17PM -0.06 | 1:44AM -0.06 | 1:47PM -0.06 | 2:21AM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
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