Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Jul):
- 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 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 102 | 125 | 125 | 113 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM0.79m | 5:36AM0.56m | 6:18PM0.81m | 6:33AM0.60m | 7:03PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.22m | 10:42AM0.21m | 00:23AM0.19m | 11:36AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 1 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 102 | 125 | 125 | 113 | — | 5 | 3 | 111 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 661 | 675 | 273 | 54 | 25 | 54 | 883 | 661 | 722 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 47 | 32 | 815 | 1381 | 47 | 32 |
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