Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 125 | 170 | 155 | 64 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 59 | 86 | 123 | 198 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.89m | 10:33PM0.70m | 11:04AM0.83m | 11:10PM0.66m | 11:41AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.08m | 4:27PM0.13m | 4:11AM0.12m | 5:07PM0.18m | 4:51AM0.18m | 5:52PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | S 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 104 | 84 | 64 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 128 | 125 | 170 | 155 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 61 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 59 | 86 | 123 | 198 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 668 | 675 | 1163 | 227 | 222 | 1163 | 803 | 661 | 646 | 574 | 574 | 636 | 1155 | 273 | 222 | 219 |
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