Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
61
31
38
41
34
33
34
32
16
20
20
30
15
19
14
16
15
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:23AM0.67m
1:23PM0.81m
1:03AM0.61m
2:23PM0.77m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.20m
6:07AM0.15m
7:27PM0.26m
6:51AM0.20m
8:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
22
21
20
20
22
Feels °C
24
22
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
23
24
25
25
25
20
19
19
21
22
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