Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 62 | 75 | 71 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.93m | 1:13AM0.71m | 1:47PM0.88m | 2:34AM0.71m | 3:12PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.08m | 7:09PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.13m | 8:36PM0.15m | 8:07AM0.16m | 9:50PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 39 | 62 | 75 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 163 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 123 | 231 | 668 | 668 | 676 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 578 | 451 | 365 | 278 | 224 |
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