Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 EST
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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
2.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortress today?

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1212121111101010101077889999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27115210964392120888378435463412442442641356320325235189150112
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.57
1:25AM
0.80
2:11PM
0.56
2:54AM
0.79
3:40PM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.04
6:31PM
0.02
8:27AM
0.05
7:45PM
0.04
9:42AM
0.02
9:09PM
0.03
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:30-------6:28-------6:26------
Sunset----5:31-------5:32-------5:34---
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-2-4-5-4-3-3-4-41422334430-1-2-100-3
Feels °C (?)-13-15-16-14-12-10-12-11-8-7-8-8-6-3-4-3-5-8-10-8-6-6-6-10
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