Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 631 | 627 | 627 | 575 | 585 | 623 | 445 | 600 | 730 | 685 | 747 | 874 | 812 | 818 | 669 | 725 | 539 | 654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:27PM0.67m | 3:23AM0.62m | 3:45PM0.68m | 4:34AM0.68m | 4:47PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.25m | 9:06AM0.30m | 10:07PM0.21m | 10:24AM0.24m | 10:49PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 510 | 631 | 627 | 627 | 575 | 585 | 586 | 445 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 109 | — | 539 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 623 | 43 | 600 | 730 | 685 | 747 | 874 | 812 | 818 | 669 | 725 | 45 | 654 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 681 | 123 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 668 | 681 | 803 | 123 | 123 | 33 | 32 |
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