Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 253 | 261 | 168 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 101 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.09m | 8:24AM0.86m | 8:45PM1.09m | 9:16AM0.91m | 9:35PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM-0.06m | 2:08AM-0.10m | 1:52PM-0.09m | 2:55AM-0.12m | 2:46PM-0.09m | 3:40AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 79 | 170 | 229 | 253 | 261 | 168 | 9 | 71 | 71 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1674 | 1674 | 1674 | 383 | 383 | 414 | 832 | 344 | 451 | 958 | 958 | 958 | 815 | 273 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
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