Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.73m | 11:46AM0.85m | 11:40PM0.67m | 12:26PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.13m | 4:46AM0.11m | 5:42PM0.20m | 5:24AM0.17m | 6:31PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 1100 | 803 | 801 | 451 | 578 | 668 | 1042 | 668 | 668 | 194 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 194 |
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