Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 81 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM0.80m | 6:56AM0.68m | 7:13PM0.84m | 7:34AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.23m | 00:32AM0.16m | 12:09PM0.19m | 1:04AM0.11m | 12:53PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 81 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 10 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 187 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 193 | 219 | 222 | 118 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 668 | 668 | 162 |
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