Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
11
11
11
11
8
19
77
194
279
466
595
532
414
377
342
230
237
226
208
192
176
103
99
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:54AM0.76m
11:57PM0.75m
12:38PM0.79m
00:46AM0.71m
1:26PM0.83m
1:41AM0.68m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.18m
6:07AM0.07m
6:42PM0.19m
6:54AM0.08m
7:48PM0.19m
7:47AM0.08m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
4
14
21
9
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
23
22
21
23
22
19
15
14
14
12
13
12
15
14
10
9
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
5
5
11
11
2
2
2
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
2
6
5
6
5
103
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
18
11
11
5
4
4
11
3
5
3
2
14
6
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
8
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
8
19
77
194
279
466
595
532
414
377
342
230
237
226
208
192
176
10
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
1511
678
1807
1196
414
275
1100
414
194
223
306
682
818
252
578
841
666
123
123
123
33
33
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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