Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:30PM0.88m | 5:56AM0.89m | 6:22PM0.89m | 6:44AM0.96m | 7:07PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.05m | 11:49AM0.05m | 00:16AM0.02m | 12:37PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 26 | 44 | 67 | 83 | 97 | 81 | 55 | 36 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1653 | 278 | 1654 | 1545 | 1065 | 1065 | 1555 | 1545 | 1552 | 832 | 958 | 819 | 815 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 218 | 144 | 682 | 65 | 15 |
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