Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 69 | 74 | 33 | 137 | 181 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.01m | 11:09PM0.78m | 11:32AM0.97m | 00:06AM0.73m | 12:33PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.04m | 4:50AM0.03m | 5:57PM0.09m | 5:44AM0.08m | 7:09PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 121 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 69 | 74 | 119 | 137 | 181 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 163 | 144 | 185 | 163 | 163 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 219 | 38 | 10 | 2 |
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