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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05PM 0.80 | 7:26AM 1.08 | 8:00PM 0.81 | 8:21AM 1.06 | 8:54PM 0.81 | 9:15AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:37AM -0.14 | 1:45PM -0.17 | 1:28AM -0.14 | 2:35PM -0.15 | 2:20AM -0.11 | 3:27PM -0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -5 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -18 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
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