Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 31 | 51 | 114 | 243 | 509 | 628 | 355 | 522 | 708 | 554 | 443 | 493 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM0.68m | 2:18PM0.84m | 2:02AM0.61m | 3:18PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.17m | 7:03AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.22m | 7:48AM0.17m | 9:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 31 | 51 | 114 | 243 | 509 | 628 | 355 | 522 | 708 | 554 | 443 | 493 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 716 | 668 | 801 | 676 | 801 | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 | 1117 | 1155 | 585 | 1381 | 232 | 38 | 38 | 144 | 38 | 2 | 25 |
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