Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 EDT
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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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortress today?

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
102
85
72
74
88
186
277
284
266
231
183
154
96
98
69
84
37
64
60
52
51
37
37
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
15
S
25
SE
15
S
5
WSW
5
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
1:46AM0.67m
2:41PM0.66m
2:48AM0.67m
3:41PM0.73m
3:54AM0.68m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.26m
8:21AM0.15m
8:44PM0.23m
9:18AM0.12m
10:01PM0.18m
10:11AM0.07m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
4
8
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
17
16
13
11
10
12
14
15
13
12
9
8
8
11
13
7
9
7
9
11
11
9
8
9
13
13
9
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
1
1
1
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
16
1.5
SSE
8
0.1
SE
16
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
16
16
15
72
74
88
186
10
284
10
231
183
154
96
98
69
84
37
64
60
52
51
37
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.9
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
N
3
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
4
15
6
6
5
10
10
10
5
121
15
22
24
5
23
7
13
7
7
2
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
15
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
6
5
33
41
13
8
32
3
8
18
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.6
S
7
0.7
SW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
116
102
85
277
266
1
1
1
33
13
2
10
10
6
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
155
38
236
38
0
9
38
9
9
9
0
10
25
0
0
0
9
9
15
25
25
25
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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