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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.2° 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 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | |
452 | 371 | 303 | 355 | 178 | 156 | 127 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 103 | 81 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 66 | 47 | 93 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:18PM0.75m | 11:52AM0.59m | 00:01AM0.72m | 12:43PM0.59m | 00:50AM0.69m | 1:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.16m | 5:42AM0.15m | 5:27PM0.21m | 6:30AM0.16m | 6:22PM0.24m | 7:24AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 267 | 178 | 156 | 127 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 103 | 81 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 53 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 47 | — | 43 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 452 | 371 | 303 | 355 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 49 | 93 | — | 82 | 56 | 56 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 182 | 167 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 178 | 1117 |
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