Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 326 | 265 | 100 | 114 | 183 | 178 | 169 | 157 | 125 | 203 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 89 | 81 | 62 | 132 | 119 | 108 | 72 | 63 | 90 |
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 | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM0.73m | 8:45PM0.88m | 9:12AM0.76m | 9:12PM0.87m | 9:42AM0.79m | 9:42PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.12m | 2:40AM0.04m | 2:31PM0.11m | 3:11AM0.02m | 3:12PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 52 | 100 | 114 | 183 | 178 | 169 | 157 | 125 | 203 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 89 | 81 | 62 | 132 | 119 | 108 | 72 | 63 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 44 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 176 | 326 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 83 | 107 | 68 | 15 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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