Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 106 | 122 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM0.86m | 10:17AM0.94m | 10:34PM0.82m | 10:59AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.04m | 3:47AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:11PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 7 | 17 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 14 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 26 | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 106 | 122 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2556 | 675 | 129 | 25 | 51 | 54 | 803 | 1155 | 668 | 1163 | 1163 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 710 | 710 | 278 | 241 |
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