Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 84 | 37 | 78 | 98 | 101 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:35AM0.76m | 1:24PM0.88m | 1:18AM0.68m | 2:18PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.07m | 7:21PM0.17m | 7:03AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 84 | 37 | 78 | 98 | 101 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 675 | 704 | 58 | 235 | 273 | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 | 183 | 578 |
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