Surf Forecasts:
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 E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 57 | 74 | 66 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | E 4 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | W 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 28 | — | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 1 | — | 22 | 11 | 57 | 74 | 66 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 51 | 636 | 2580 | 574 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 223 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 83 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 187 | 185 | 198 | 185 | 47 |
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