Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 99 | 111 | 113 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 86 | 75 | 82 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM0.81m | 7:19AM0.99m | 7:47PM0.84m | 8:02AM1.04m | 8:32PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.02m | 00:48AM-0.01m | 1:35PM-0.04m | 1:30AM-0.05m | 2:20PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 99 | 111 | 113 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 86 | 75 | 82 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 162 | 15 | 10 | 162 | 167 | 167 | 193 | 51 | 223 | 210 |
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