Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 85 | 141 | 134 | 165 | 298 | 131 | 94 | 79 | 64 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:04AM0.83m | 11:10PM0.66m | 11:41AM0.77m | 11:55PM0.62m | 12:26PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.18m | 4:51AM0.18m | 5:52PM0.23m | 5:37AM0.23m | 6:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 131 | 94 | 79 | 64 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 85 | 141 | 134 | 165 | 298 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 46 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 1163 | 160 | 1163 | 661 | 639 | 383 | 574 | 578 | 1117 | 1155 | 223 | 10 | 68 | 62 | 273 | 273 | 668 | 668 | 704 | 219 |
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