Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1185 | 1319 | 1409 | 1415 | 1065 | 1836 | 1881 | 1898 | 1800 | 1848 | 1685 | 1685 | 1287 | 2069 | 1446 | 1543 | 1569 | 3200 | 1986 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:32PM0.80m | 6:53AM0.80m | 7:05PM0.84m | 7:24AM0.87m | 7:38PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.11m | 12:32PM0.12m | 00:52AM0.05m | 1:14PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1500 | 1287 | 1568 | 1446 | 1543 | 1569 | 2119 | 1986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1185 | 1319 | 1409 | 1415 | 1065 | 1836 | 1881 | 1898 | 1800 | 1848 | 1685 | 1685 | 126 | 2069 | 183 | 232 | 451 | 3200 | 639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1100 | 1117 | 801 | 33 | 78 | 724 | 724 | 1117 | 209 | 78 | 78 | 273 | 681 | 1100 | 958 | 958 | 832 | 832 | 818 |
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