Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:13PM0.84m | 7:34AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.87m | 8:07AM0.80m | 8:14PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.11m | 12:53PM0.14m | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:34PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1117 | 668 | 55 | 10 | 55 | 163 | 163 | 1117 | 1117 | 222 | 185 |
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