Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SE 13 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 48 | 78 | 7 | 118 | 150 | 155 | 134 | 106 | 108 | 90 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:45AM0.94m | 11:52PM0.85m | 12:33PM0.91m | 00:35AM0.76m | 1:24PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.05m | 5:44AM0.01m | 6:20PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.07m | 7:21PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 112 | 155 | 134 | 106 | 108 | 90 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 3 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 48 | 78 | 176 | 118 | 150 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 801 | 1117 | 2568 | 2912 | 286 | 858 | 365 | 192 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 801 | 38 |
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