Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.00m | 7:48PM0.88m | 8:08AM1.02m | 8:26PM0.86m | 8:46AM1.02m | 9:00PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM-0.02m | 1:27AM-0.01m | 2:01PM-0.02m | 1:58AM-0.00m | 2:38PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 636 | 722 | 722 | 803 | 509 | 2430 | 1858 | 2359 | 1512 | 1548 | 2580 | 1276 | 1463 | 1383 | 1276 | 1276 | 1169 | 1276 | 1463 | 574 | 574 | 216 |
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