Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 147 | 119 | 116 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 111 | 111 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 126 | 190 | 71 | 133 | 127 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:12AM0.76m | 9:12PM0.87m | 9:42AM0.79m | 9:42PM0.86m | 10:13AM0.82m | 10:15PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.11m | 3:11AM0.02m | 3:12PM0.10m | 3:43AM0.01m | 3:54PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 172 | 147 | 119 | 116 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 111 | 111 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 126 | 125 | 71 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 9 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | — | 190 | 10 | 133 | 127 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 668 | 668 | 232 |
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