Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 79 | 86 | 77 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 73 | 108 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 54 | 61 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:09AM0.98m | 11:13PM0.82m | 11:52AM0.93m | 11:48PM0.74m | 12:35PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.05m | 4:55AM0.03m | 5:39PM0.12m | 5:30AM0.09m | 6:28PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 73 | 108 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 37 | 61 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | E 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 54 | 5 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 14 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 79 | 86 | 77 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2359 | 1664 | 1511 | 1164 | 3371 | 1466 | 2363 | 2359 | 303 | 118 | 68 | 47 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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