Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 266 | 311 | 251 | 242 | 242 | 193 | 256 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.83m | 6:39PM0.98m | 7:03AM0.91m | 7:27PM0.99m | 7:50AM0.98m | 8:11PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.04m | 11:51AM0.04m | 00:44AM-0.01m | 12:46PM-0.02m | 1:24AM-0.04m | 1:34PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 132 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 86 | 193 | 266 | 311 | 251 | 242 | 242 | 193 | 256 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 414 | 394 | 451 | 803 | 1065 | 1065 | 585 | 636 | 636 | 636 | 578 | 3417 | 1100 | 227 | 1551 | 1065 | 1226 | 883 | 196 | 203 | 187 | 10 | 0 |
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