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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 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
4.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 86 | 134 | 148 | 145 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 119 | 135 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 0.68 | 1:00PM 0.53 | 1:23AM 0.65 | 2:06PM 0.53 | 2:28AM 0.63 | 3:28PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 0.20 | 6:44PM 0.22 | 8:12AM 0.20 | 7:54PM 0.25 | 9:25AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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