Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 31 | 38 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:35PM0.87m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 14 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | — | 9 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 129 | 222 | 222 | 178 | 210 | 47 | 15 | 65 | 129 | 1117 | 194 | 222 | 193 |
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