Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SW
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
78
56
56
55
43
42
30
25
25
24
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
23
49
40
31
27
20
18
13
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58AM0.93m
8:07PM0.72m
8:31AM0.89m
8:40PM0.69m
9:02AM0.85m
9:15PM0.67m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.03m
1:31AM0.05m
2:27PM0.06m
2:08AM0.08m
3:03PM0.09m
2:46AM0.12m
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light rain
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6:28
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6:31
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6:31
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4:34
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4:32
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4:31
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4
4
2
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2
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
2
4
4
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
7
8
8
9
10
9
8
6
9
8
7
8
10
12
10
11
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