Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
30
33
33
17
57
51
157
160
86
86
70
73
75
53
36
35
25
24
15
15
20
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM0.66m
4:31PM0.93m
5:09AM0.69m
5:47PM0.98m
6:20AM0.77m
6:49PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.09m
11:19PM0.09m
10:45AM0.05m
00:15AM0.02m
11:51AM0.01m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
29
30
27
27
26
24
23
23
25
26
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
26
27
25
25
25
27
28
29
27
28
28
27
26
26
24
22
22
23
24
25
27
26
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