Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is

19.8° C

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fortress today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SE 15	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	261	227	154	85	64	67	8	55	35	36	28	27	28	28	33	9	34
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	W	NNW	NNW	NNE	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				8:24AM0.86m				8:45PM1.09m				9:16AM0.91m				9:35PM1.07m				10:07AM0.94m				10:23PM1.02m
Low Tide		2:08AM-0.10m			1:52PM-0.09m					2:55AM-0.12m				2:46PM-0.09m				3:40AM-0.12m				3:39PM-0.06m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	28	31	33	31	29	27	26	26	26	27	29	29	27
Feels °C	17	18	18	21	19	19	19	21	23	25	23	27	29	32	30	26	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 7	SSW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6
kJ	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	85	64	8	8	55	35	36	28	27	28	28	3	3	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	—	—	—	—	SE 9	ESE 9	S 17	S 17	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 15	SE 15	SE 9
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	12	8	5	5	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	9	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	—	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	—	—	SE 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	5	—	9	9	9	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 7	W 3	WNW 3	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	NNW 2	N 3	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 6	SSW 6	NW 3
kJ	38	43	40	38	60	138	209	261	227	154	6	2	67	90	119	1	1	—	—	—	1	33	36	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Topsail Island Carolina North	Trayhan's Maine	Popham Read Maine	Tereza Santa Catarina - Sul	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Ocean Lane Deal New Jersey	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	The Wall New Hampshire	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Fortress Long Island NY	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Pilgrim Avenue Rhode Island	Fortress Long Island NY	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Turtle Cove Long Island NY
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	877	344	350	2521	1155	192	1223	815	232	10	0	10	10	55	0	15	2	10	10	2	2	1117	15	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York										Turtle Cove	Turtle Cove	Turtle Cove	Turtle Cove	Point o Woods	Georgica Pond	Georgica Pond	Ponquogue The Bowl	Road K	Turtle Cove	Road K	Jetty		Jetty	Turtle Cove
Rating (10 max)										2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6	8

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