Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 60 | 74 | 95 | 77 | 71 | 89 | 71 | 62 | 79 | 74 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM0.71m | 3:12PM0.87m | 3:54AM0.75m | 4:28PM0.87m | 5:00AM0.81m | 5:30PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.16m | 9:50PM0.13m | 9:37AM0.15m | 10:48PM0.09m | 10:51AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | 8 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 62 | 79 | 74 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 47 | 60 | 74 | 95 | 77 | 71 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 803 | 582 | 451 | 383 | 32 | 54 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 213 | 241 | 193 | 169 | 178 | 2359 | 1163 | 2546 | 2714 | 557 | 1065 | 1065 |
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