Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 42 | 84 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM0.88m | 8:08AM1.02m | 8:26PM0.86m | 8:46AM1.02m | 9:00PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM-0.01m | 2:01PM-0.02m | 1:58AM-0.00m | 2:38PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 42 | 84 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 509 | 2430 | 2363 | 1654 | 1506 | 1512 | 1551 | 1541 | 1065 | 1452 | 1383 | 1383 | 1276 | 1452 | 574 | 1278 | 293 | 191 |
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