Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24AM0.66m | 3:10PM0.89m | 3:53AM0.69m | 4:36PM0.91m | 5:11AM0.75m | 5:44PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.14m | 10:06PM0.15m | 9:29AM0.13m | 11:08PM0.10m | 10:47AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 5 | E 7 | E 5 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 8 | S 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | E 8 | S 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | E 7 | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 231 | 883 | 2546 | 2568 | 219 | 231 | 182 | 51 | 118 | 129 | 51 | 51 | 161 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 161 | 51 | 15 |
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