Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 112 | 48 | 98 | 98 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 46 | 44 | 16 | 40 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42AM0.79m | 9:42PM0.86m | 10:13AM0.82m | 10:15PM0.84m | 10:47AM0.84m | 10:53PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.10m | 3:43AM0.01m | 3:54PM0.10m | 4:17AM0.02m | 4:38PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 84 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 112 | 8 | 98 | 98 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 44 | 11 | 40 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 801 | 668 | 668 | 273 | 273 | 801 | 1512 | 1511 | 1511 | 1195 | 187 |
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