
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 60 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24AM0.66m | 3:10PM0.89m | 3:53AM0.69m | 4:36PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.18m | 8:08AM0.14m | 10:06PM0.15m | 9:29AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 |
15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | E 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 |
17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 60 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 675 | 209 | 1498 | 210 | 227 | 160 | 36 | 129 | 107 | 160 | 160 | 161 | 15 |
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