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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | |
546 | 789 | 772 | 680 | 535 | 449 | 338 | 327 | 250 | 196 | 167 | 129 | 112 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 61 | 108 | 69 | 86 | 84 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:42PM0.83m | 4:01AM0.70m | 4:39PM0.85m | 5:00AM0.67m | 5:31PM0.87m | 5:51AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.08m | 9:52PM0.14m | 10:02AM0.09m | 10:51PM0.13m | 10:45AM0.10m | 11:41PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 535 | 449 | 338 | 327 | 250 | 196 | 167 | 129 | 112 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 61 | 45 | 69 | 37 | 26 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 59 | — | 45 | — | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 546 | 789 | 772 | 680 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 12 | 86 | 84 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 344 | 256 | 557 | 616 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 10 |
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