Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 51 | 30 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 99 | 93 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 85 | 85 | 37 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.55m | 5:25PM0.79m | 5:36AM0.56m | 6:18PM0.81m | 6:33AM0.60m | 7:03PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.22m | 10:42AM0.21m | 00:23AM0.19m | 11:36AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 51 | 30 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 85 | 3 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | NE 2 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 77 | 88 | 99 | 93 | 99 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 85 | 34 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 25 | 703 | 682 | 675 | 661 | 54 | 36 | 52 | 33 | 637 | 653 | 47 | 32 | 47 | 52 | 47 | 32 | 48 | 378 | 724 | 36 |
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