Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 49 | 66 | 100 | 142 | 118 | 114 | 170 | 172 | 157 | 169 | 97 | 172 | 128 | 94 | 92 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM0.69m | 8:16PM0.87m | 8:39AM0.73m | 8:45PM0.88m | 9:12AM0.76m | 9:12PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.10m | 1:08PM0.14m | 2:09AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.12m | 2:40AM0.04m | 2:31PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 114 | 170 | 139 | 157 | 169 | 97 | 172 | 128 | 94 | 92 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 42 | 57 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 35 | 73 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 49 | 66 | 100 | 142 | — | 29 | 109 | 172 | 139 | 89 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 167 | 167 | 801 | 1042 | 219 | 365 | 668 | 237 | 198 | 192 | 210 | 236 | 236 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 25 |
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