Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 13 | 266 | 273 | 236 | 203 | 135 | 128 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM0.99m | 7:50AM0.98m | 8:11PM0.98m | 8:33AM1.02m | 8:51PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM-0.02m | 1:24AM-0.04m | 1:34PM-0.05m | 2:00AM-0.05m | 2:19PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | — | N 3 | — | SW 3 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 168 | 266 | 273 | 236 | 203 | 135 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 2521 | 1065 | 1065 | 2369 | 936 | 1494 | 883 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1494 | 15 | 2 |
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