Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 45 | 77 | 110 | 145 | 356 | 498 | 557 | 595 | 416 | 242 | 173 | 120 | 126 | 306 | 326 | 326 | 190 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:25AM0.88m | 10:42PM1.04m | 11:20AM0.88m | 11:34PM0.97m | 12:14PM0.88m | 00:26AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM-0.12m | 3:51PM-0.06m | 4:53AM-0.09m | 4:48PM-0.01m | 5:43AM-0.05m | 5:48PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 13 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 242 | 173 | 120 | 126 | 206 | 7 | 1 | 190 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 44 | 45 | 77 | 110 | 145 | 356 | 498 | 557 | 595 | 416 | — | 5 | 12 | 9 | 306 | 326 | 326 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 703 | 877 | 1117 | 1548 | 1100 | 38 | 676 | 1511 | 1511 | 1463 | 370 | 169 | 55 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 185 | 185 | 308 | 0 |
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