Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 72 | 47 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 41 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM0.80m | 8:14PM0.88m | 8:37AM0.85m | 8:44PM0.89m | 9:07AM0.89m | 9:17PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:34PM0.10m | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:14PM0.06m | 2:37AM-0.01m | 2:55PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 57 | 72 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 21 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 55 | 163 | 163 | 1155 | 1117 | 858 | 178 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 144 | 9 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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