Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:10PM0.89m | 3:53AM0.69m | 4:36PM0.91m | 5:11AM0.75m | 5:44PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.15m | 9:29AM0.13m | 11:08PM0.10m | 10:47AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | SW 6 | W 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 39 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 219 | 841 | 2359 | 231 | 195 | 182 | 2 | 51 | 161 | 161 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 194 | 278 |
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