Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 90 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM0.74m | 3:07AM0.55m | 4:56PM0.75m | 5:09AM0.57m | 5:52PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.29m | 8:54AM0.27m | 11:11PM0.26m | 10:13AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SW 6 | SE 14 | SW 5 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 115 | 90 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 40 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 52 | 83 | 25 | 65 | 574 | 36 | 195 | 193 | 178 | 167 | 178 | 222 | 203 | 675 | 2568 | 202 | 187 | 65 |
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