Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.02m | 7:18AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.05m | 8:09AM0.92m | 8:30PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM-0.03m | 12:50PM-0.04m | 1:49AM-0.08m | 1:44PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ENE 3 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 676 | 365 | 803 | 65 | 883 | 883 | 2521 | 3417 | 724 | 2 | 801 | 815 | 803 | 815 | 1100 | 724 | 676 | 164 |
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