Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortress today (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
25
33
25
30
21
19
18
18
23
23
179
181
192
175
144
87
79
78
78
65
54
41
43
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:58AM0.68m
9:08PM0.87m
9:34AM0.69m
9:35PM0.86m
10:08AM0.71m
10:04PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.12m
3:06AM0.06m
2:45PM0.13m
3:39AM0.05m
3:26PM0.14m
4:13AM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
27
29
29
26
30
31
30
29
Feels °C
23
20
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
24
28
28
27
24
29
31
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
36
25
33
23
30
21
19
18
18
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
21
21
12
21
54
41
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
10
3
3
5
4
2
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
16
25
26
48
69
64
78
114
156
179
181
192
175
144
87
79
78
78
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
187
801
801
676
219
578
273
219
273
227
219
38
273
227
32
167
144
815
1065
32
32
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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