Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
22.5°C
1.0° 

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
S
6
0.6
SE
7
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
40
28
30
19
12
11
11
11
7
15
16
19
17
22
31
54
49
78
40
78
108
81
86
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
5:09AM0.57m
5:52PM0.77m
6:10AM0.62m
6:36PM0.80m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.27m
11:11PM0.26m
10:13AM0.26m
11:56PM0.22m
11:19AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
23
24
25
24
25
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
18
17
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
23
24
25
23
22
21
20
19
20
18
19
19
21
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