Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.2° 

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
15
9
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
3
3
7
8
5
3
3
7
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
15
ENE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
5
WNW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:57AM0.98m
9:15PM1.02m
9:42AM1.00m
9:57PM0.97m
10:26AM1.00m
10:37PM0.90m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.10m
2:34PM-0.08m
3:10AM-0.09m
3:22PM-0.05m
3:46AM-0.07m
4:08PM-0.01m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
22
24
28
27
25
22
22
21
23
26
27
26
25
20
20
19
21
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
23
24
25
26
24
22
19
20
19
21
24
24
24
23
18
16
14
17
21
20
18
19
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