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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
58 | 88 | 176 | 243 | 284 | 243 | 202 | 154 | 75 | 131 | 99 | 99 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 34 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:41PM0.66m | 2:48AM0.67m | 3:41PM0.73m | 3:54AM0.68m | 4:39PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.12m | 10:01PM0.18m | 10:11AM0.07m | 11:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 58 | 88 | 176 | 243 | 284 | 243 | 202 | 154 | 73 | 131 | 99 | 99 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 34 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | E 16 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SW 3 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 16 | 19 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 219 | 219 | 167 |
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