Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.9° 

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
24
28
28
30
23
25
37
35
35
35
35
35
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM0.82m
10:40AM1.01m
11:09PM0.78m
11:32AM0.97m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.00m
4:03AM-0.01m
4:59PM0.04m
4:50AM0.03m
5:57PM0.09m
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Temp °C
19
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18
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21
Feels °C
17
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19
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