Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 66 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:45PM0.87m | 8:07AM0.80m | 8:14PM0.88m | 8:37AM0.85m | 8:44PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.14m | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:34PM0.10m | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:14PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 57 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 44 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 801 | 668 | 9 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 1155 | 1117 | 1117 | 185 | 178 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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