Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 72 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 35 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 152 | 150 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 77 | 99 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.65m | 3:09PM0.90m | 3:44AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.93m | 5:09AM0.69m | 5:47PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.10m | 10:10PM0.14m | 9:33AM0.09m | 11:19PM0.09m | 10:45AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | E 11 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 72 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 80 | 81 | 68 | 68 | 70 | — | 2 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 69 | — | 77 | 55 | 31 | 33 | 43 | 37 | 40 | — | — | 60 | 35 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 152 | 150 | — | — | — | 77 | 99 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1784 | 952 | 183 | 129 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 192 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 185 | 185 | 32 | 0 |
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