Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 33 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 74 | 78 | 66 | 62 | 92 | 111 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14AM0.59m | 2:31PM0.70m | 2:28AM0.57m | 4:10PM0.70m | 4:33AM0.60m | 5:11PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.31m | 8:15AM0.30m | 10:29PM0.28m | 9:44AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 78 | 66 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 33 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 33 | — | 3 | 25 | 62 | 92 | 111 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 273 | 160 | 160 | 1163 | 1163 | 1155 | 222 | 222 | 994 | 818 | 819 | 819 | 1117 | 815 | 185 | 0 | 38 | 344 | 574 | 668 | 676 | 668 | 676 |
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