Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 85 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM0.89m | 6:22PM0.89m | 6:44AM0.96m | 7:07PM0.89m | 7:27AM1.00m | 7:48PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.05m | 11:49AM0.05m | 00:16AM0.02m | 12:37PM0.01m | 00:53AM0.00m | 1:21PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 110 | 128 | 120 | 85 | 58 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 877 | 883 | 803 | 1065 | 722 | 819 | 819 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 187 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 585 | 578 | 585 | 722 | 819 | 678 |
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