Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 64 | 51 | 52 | 36 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 65 | 68 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 69 | 34 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.91m | 00:35AM0.76m | 1:24PM0.88m | 1:18AM0.68m | 2:18PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.01m | 6:20PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.07m | 7:21PM0.17m | 7:03AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 64 | 51 | 52 | 36 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 181 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 46 | 65 | 68 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 34 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675 | 704 | 668 | 668 | 232 | 273 | 1155 | 1041 | 1155 | 1155 | 224 | 20 |
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