Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 58 | 42 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.72m | 12:41PM0.91m | 1:10AM0.68m | 1:47PM0.89m | 2:24AM0.66m | 3:10PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.08m | 7:14PM0.16m | 6:57AM0.12m | 8:42PM0.18m | 8:08AM0.14m | 10:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 29 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 6 | — | — | NE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 225 | 58 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 83 | 9 | 185 | 144 | 185 | 182 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 193 | 222 | 15 | 15 | 193 | 227 | 668 | 273 | 2546 | 223 | 1539 | 231 |
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