Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 4 | SE 14 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.05m | 8:57AM0.98m | 9:15PM1.02m | 9:42AM1.00m | 9:57PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM-0.10m | 2:34PM-0.08m | 3:10AM-0.09m | 3:22PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 8 | — | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | SE 13 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 678 | 704 | 676 | 2359 | 801 | 15 | 2381 | 15 | 68 | 47 | 15 | 676 | 1042 | 1002 | 2559 | 3314 | 3417 | 675 | 803 |
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