Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 155 | 123 | 71 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 82 | 64 | 73 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 110 | 110 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23PM0.79m | 4:16AM0.55m | 5:25PM0.79m | 5:36AM0.56m | 6:18PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.24m | 9:41AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.22m | 10:42AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 123 | 71 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 82 | 64 | 73 | 86 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 52 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 88 | 110 | 110 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 710 | 3315 | 710 | 193 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 716 | 818 | 47 | 32 |
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