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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortress today?

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
84
67
73
53
39
35
40
39
31
21
20
19
16
10
36
67
109
121
139
125
118
95
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:41PM0.73m
3:54AM0.68m
4:39PM0.81m
4:59AM0.71m
5:33PM0.91m
6:00AM0.74m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.12m
10:01PM0.18m
10:11AM0.07m
11:05PM0.10m
11:02AM0.02m
00:01AM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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5:33
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—
—
—
—
5:31
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:31
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7:53
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—
—
—
—
—
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7:54
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—
—
—
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—
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7:55
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—
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7:57
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
12
10
10
9
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
9
7
8
6
2
3
2
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
8
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
99
99
84
67
73
53
39
35
40
39
31
21
20
19
16
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
10
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
—
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
14
15
5
8
11
13
14
13
17
17
17
17
17
10
16
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
—
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
14
—
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
11
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
2
6
8
—
8
18
7
17
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
7
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
—
—
15
22
7
2
4
3
2
1
4
18
23
26
22
24
36
67
109
121
139
125
118
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Fortress
Long Island NY
Fortress
Long Island NY
North Bar
Long Island NY
North Bar
Long Island NY
Georgica Pond
Long Island NY
Misquamicut State Beach
Rhode Island
Montauk Point - Turtles
Long Island NY
Georgica Pond
Long Island NY
Atlantic Terrace
Long Island NY
Hitherhills
Long Island NY
Nahant Beach
Massachusetts
Salisbury Beach
Massachusetts
Plum Island
Massachusetts
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet)
Massachusetts
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet)
Massachusetts
Ballston Beach
Massachusetts
Salisbury Beach
Massachusetts
Ormond Beach Pier
Florida - North
Michaud Point
Cape Breton Island
Ingonish Beach
Cape Breton Island
711
New Jersey
120th Street
Maryland
Sands
New Jersey
1st Parking Lot
New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
9
9
25
36
10
25
2
8
178
222
219
193
193
194
222
1548
1042
1117
242
391
185
183
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Outside Ponquogue
Outside Ponquogue
North Bar
Georgica (East Hampton)
Georgica Pond
Rockaway
Point o Woods
Georgica Pond
Georgica Pond
Ponquogue The Bowl
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
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Trial Harbour
Australia
Inner Pool
South Africa
Inner Pool
South Africa
Fish Boma
South Africa
Pauba
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Dungeons
South Africa
Inner Pool
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Haga-Haga
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Itaúna
Brazil
Barbel Point
South Africa
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Boneyards
South Africa
Whacky Point
South Africa
Whacky Point
South Africa
Haga-Haga
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
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Trial Harbour
Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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