Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:37AM0.85m | 8:44PM0.89m | 9:07AM0.89m | 9:17PM0.88m | 9:40AM0.92m | 9:54PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:14PM0.06m | 2:37AM-0.01m | 2:55PM0.05m | 3:11AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 65 | 148 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 636 | 194 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 801 | 675 | 1631 | 2606 | 2383 | 36 |
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