Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 517 | 652 | 305 | 193 | 156 | 160 | 208 | 270 | 333 | 390 | 157 | 127 | 98 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 90 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 40 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34PM0.97m | 12:14PM0.88m | 00:26AM0.88m | 1:10PM0.87m | 1:19AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM-0.01m | 5:43AM-0.05m | 5:48PM0.05m | 6:33AM0.00m | 6:55PM0.11m | 7:23AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 447 | 305 | 193 | 156 | 160 | 208 | 7 | 7 | 240 | 157 | 127 | 98 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 90 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 40 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 7 |
| kJ | 557 | 517 | 652 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | 270 | 333 | 390 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3347 | 38 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 185 | 185 | 68 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 815 | 451 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 668 |
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