Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 91 | 131 | 38 | 38 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 34 | 47 | 79 | 94 | 130 | 171 | 378 | 414 | 342 | 397 | 356 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:30AM0.86m | 9:49PM1.09m | 10:25AM0.88m | 10:42PM1.04m | 11:20AM0.88m | 11:34PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM-0.13m | 2:57PM-0.09m | 4:03AM-0.12m | 3:51PM-0.06m | 4:53AM-0.09m | 4:48PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 34 | 47 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 131 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 79 | 94 | 130 | 171 | 378 | 414 | 342 | 397 | 356 | 559 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 4 | 0 | 668 | 38 | 637 | 649 | 668 | 10 | 704 | 451 | 1117 | 585 | 3134 | 668 | 676 | 676 | 1383 | 1498 | 3371 | 315 | 178 | 10 | 47 |
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