Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (24 Aug):
- 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 (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 46 | 75 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 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 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 49 | 46 | 75 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 49 | 37 | 36 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 193 | 222 | 222 | 118 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 668 | 162 |
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