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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 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDTForecast 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
6.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
26 | 41 | 56 | 75 | 60 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:43PM0.72m | 1:05AM0.88m | 1:53PM0.71m | 2:18AM0.82m | 3:05PM0.72m | 3:32AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.05m | 7:41AM0.04m | 7:20PM0.10m | 8:53AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
-3 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 6 | S 3 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | E 7 | W 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 41 | 56 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1463 | 308 | 187 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 51 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 675 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 148 |
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