Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 62 | 20 | 80 | 46 | 64 | 151 | 352 | 507 | 683 | 720 | 703 | 745 | 331 | 247 | 177 | 145 | 142 | 112 | 109 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47AM0.84m | 10:53PM0.80m | 11:24AM0.86m | 11:36PM0.76m | 12:08PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.11m | 4:55AM0.03m | 5:27PM0.13m | 5:36AM0.05m | 6:22PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 488 | 331 | 247 | 177 | 145 | 142 | 112 | 109 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 62 | 20 | 80 | 46 | 64 | 151 | 352 | 507 | 683 | 720 | 703 | 745 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1690 | 1539 | 1512 | 1466 | 222 | 1195 | 1276 | 182 | 1498 | 1498 | 38 | 83 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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