Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EDT
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Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
6.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortress today?

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 10AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
9
9
20
19
18
17
16
32
31
31
37
56
67
73
80
75
79
128
114
169
202
355
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:32AM0.78m
4:12PM0.76m
4:38AM0.75m
5:11PM0.81m
5:36AM0.74m
6:02PM0.86m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.05m
10:11PM0.11m
10:46AM0.05m
11:12PM0.09m
11:29AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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7:37
7:37
7:38
1
6
9
4
7
3
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
10
12
12
10
7
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-1
1
0
2
1
-1
-1
5
6
4
3
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.1
S
6
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
15
15
8
8
16
32
6
9
30
17
18
73
80
75
79
128
114
1
355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
S
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
1
9
1
20
19
18
17
4
5
31
31
7
29
14
17
8
8
3
14
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
9
1
2
6
6
5
1
1
1
1
14
14
14
14
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
9
9
9
7
6
7
9
9
7
5
14
37
56
67
2
3
9
20
169
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
668
668
668
675
1163
148
162
162
148
148
148
668
724
704
668
36
32
122
52
54
123
182
52
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
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