Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is

20.2° C

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fortress today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	SE 10	E 8	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	53	55	42	29	28	27	17	18	18	30	33	43	27	20	21	29	30	30	33	43	46	46	34	33
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide	2:22PM0.86m				2:43AM0.66m				3:26PM0.90m				3:54AM0.66m				4:36PM0.95m					5:10AM0.69m
Low Tide			9:02PM0.16m				8:47AM0.07m				10:19PM0.12m				9:51AM0.05m					11:26PM0.06m			10:55AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—
	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	23	24	27	27	27	26	24	23	21	21	22
Feels °C	21	19	20	19	20	21	20	20	21	20	21	23	24	26	26	26	26	27	27	25	24	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	E 8	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	53	55	42	29	28	27	17	18	18	22	21	21	27	20	21	29	10	30	33	43	46	46	34	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	E 8	E 8	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10
kJ	7	13	7	6	6	6	14	15	15	4	9	15	12	12	10	10	14	5	5	14	15	9	9	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	SE 9	SE 10	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	14	13	14	14	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	15	10	9	—	14	14	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 6	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	S 6	WSW 3	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	E 3
kJ	—	15	3	5	8	11	18	28	40	30	33	43	—	—	—	—	30	2	—	—	—	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	162	161	161	161	161	161	169	162	163	144	10	2	2	2	20	10	0	0	0	15	52	52
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Rating (10 max)	1	1										1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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