Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 64 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 16 | 29 | 64 | 124 | 149 | 192 | 205 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM0.70m | 11:04AM0.83m | 11:10PM0.66m | 11:41AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.13m | 4:11AM0.12m | 5:07PM0.18m | 4:51AM0.18m | 5:52PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 64 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 2 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 48 | 16 | 29 | 64 | 124 | 149 | 192 | 205 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 675 | 1163 | 675 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 675 | 574 | 574 | 1117 | 1117 | 1117 | 196 | 32 |
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