Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.68m | 1:47PM0.89m | 2:24AM0.66m | 3:10PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.16m | 6:57AM0.12m | 8:42PM0.18m | 8:08AM0.14m | 10:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 8 | — | 9 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 7 | E 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 167 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 668 | 15 | 222 | 222 | 231 | 273 | 681 | 2546 | 2580 | 231 | 160 |
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