Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 62 | 56 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 56 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:22PM0.86m | 2:43AM0.66m | 3:26PM0.90m | 3:54AM0.66m | 4:36PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.08m | 9:02PM0.16m | 8:47AM0.07m | 10:19PM0.12m | 9:51AM0.05m | 11:26PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 62 | 56 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | 14 | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 107 | 2 | 9 | 160 | 9 | 162 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 219 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 237 | 224 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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