Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 34 | 34 | 77 | 126 | 139 | 162 | 414 | 547 | 663 | 496 | 290 | 181 | 147 | 124 | 196 | 350 | 414 | 432 | 157 | 124 | 93 | 70 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.04m | 11:20AM0.88m | 11:34PM0.97m | 12:14PM0.88m | 00:26AM0.88m | 1:10PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM-0.06m | 4:53AM-0.09m | 4:48PM-0.01m | 5:43AM-0.05m | 5:48PM0.05m | 6:33AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 16 | S 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 290 | 181 | 147 | 124 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 235 | 157 | 124 | 93 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 6 | SE 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | — | E 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 7 | S 3 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 34 | 1 | 77 | 126 | 139 | 162 | 414 | 547 | 663 | 496 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 196 | 350 | 414 | 432 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1100 | 1100 | 915 | 877 | 676 | 1383 | 826 | 3315 | 451 | 169 | 163 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 185 | 185 | 55 | 10 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 223 | 203 |
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