Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1739 | 1307 | 1465 | 2495 | 2495 | 1603 | 3343 | 3618 | 3696 | 3536 | 3236 | 2778 | 2637 | 2081 | 1493 | 1375 | 963 | 1139 | 2091 | 2346 | 2128 | 1272 | 434 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:24AM0.87m | 7:38PM0.87m | 7:57AM0.94m | 8:15PM0.88m | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:53PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.05m | 1:14PM0.06m | 1:26AM0.01m | 1:55PM0.02m | 2:02AM-0.02m | 2:37PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1447 | 1307 | 1465 | 1807 | 1977 | 1603 | — | — | — | 109 | 151 | 166 | 127 | 117 | 108 | 231 | 312 | 161 | 98 | 184 | 292 | 1027 | 434 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 428 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 1739 | 185 | 224 | 2495 | 2495 | 256 | 3343 | 3618 | 3696 | 3536 | 3236 | 2778 | 2637 | 2081 | 1493 | 1375 | 963 | 1139 | 2091 | 2346 | 2128 | 1272 | 295 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 801 | 801 | 958 | 832 | 818 | 803 | 801 | 818 | 803 | 818 | 877 | 818 | 818 | 819 | 818 | 818 | 306 | 585 | 1452 | 54 | 47 | 78 | 819 |
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