Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 60 | 92 | 123 | 145 | 237 | 262 | 212 | 166 | 102 | 178 | 136 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM0.85m | 8:03AM0.69m | 8:16PM0.87m | 8:39AM0.73m | 8:45PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.10m | 1:08PM0.14m | 2:09AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 34 | 178 | 136 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 7 | E 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 40 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 38 | 60 | 92 | 123 | 145 | 237 | 262 | 212 | — | 102 | 15 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 681 | 187 | 178 | 163 | 167 | 222 | 801 | 1783 | 1100 | 402 | 182 | 182 | 164 | 83 | 68 | 167 | 54 | 34 | 9 |
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