Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.4° C
1.5° 

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
19
31
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
269
251
189
120
91
71
58
38
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
W
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:27AM0.80m
7:51PM1.09m
8:24AM0.86m
8:45PM1.09m
9:16AM0.91m
9:35PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:18AM-0.06m
12:56PM-0.06m
2:08AM-0.10m
1:52PM-0.09m
2:55AM-0.12m
2:46PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
28
31
28
29
27
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
19
21
23
26
28
30
29
30
25
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