Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.68m | 1:47PM0.89m | 2:24AM0.66m | 3:10PM0.89m | 3:53AM0.69m | 4:36PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.12m | 8:42PM0.18m | 8:08AM0.14m | 10:06PM0.15m | 9:29AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | E 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | — | E 7 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 34 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 194 | 51 | 15 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 681 | 681 | 2580 | 160 | 195 | 182 | 178 | 123 | 20 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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