Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 117 | 188 | 225 | 220 | 199 | 419 | 447 | 427 | 613 | 588 | 505 | 439 | 404 | 348 | 290 | 195 | 153 | 161 | 108 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM0.84m | 2:02AM0.61m | 3:18PM0.80m | 2:56AM0.57m | 4:23PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.22m | 7:48AM0.17m | 9:44PM0.24m | 8:40AM0.20m | 10:46PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | 404 | 348 | 290 | 195 | 153 | 161 | 108 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 63 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 117 | 188 | 225 | 220 | 199 | 419 | 447 | 427 | 613 | 588 | 505 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 | 206 | 308 | 383 | 38 | 574 | 183 | 163 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 38 |
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