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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
16 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 97 | 51 | 58 | 45 | 21 | 222 | 129 | 282 | 265 | 165 | 162 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:41PM0.90m | 7:55AM0.66m | 8:18PM0.90m | 8:30AM0.66m | 8:52PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.09m | 1:40AM0.08m | 1:06PM0.09m | 2:14AM0.07m | 1:42PM0.09m | 2:49AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 97 | 51 | 58 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 265 | 165 | 162 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 18 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 8 | — | SE 12 | W 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | — | NNW 3 | — | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 32 | 23 | 52 | 95 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 71 | 162 | 222 | 129 | 282 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 193 | 681 | 668 | 162 | 222 | 83 | 222 | 808 | 190 | 1042 | 350 | 182 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 160 | 32 | 15 | 20 |
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