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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
5.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 64 | 64 | 84 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 92 | 108 | 139 | 223 | 130 | 111 | 117 | 197 | 100 | 79 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 0.91 | 7:27AM 0.80 | 7:46PM 0.99 | 8:14AM 0.82 | 8:32PM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM -0.05 | 1:13AM -0.06 | 1:12PM -0.10 | 2:00AM -0.12 | 1:55PM -0.13 | 2:47AM -0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
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