Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 170 | 176 | 195 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 138 | 150 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:17AM0.94m | 10:34PM0.82m | 10:59AM0.94m | 11:19PM0.77m | 11:46AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:11PM0.09m | 5:09AM0.04m | 6:06PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 48 | 47 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 176 | 195 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 138 | 150 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 675 | 819 | 803 | 668 | 1163 | 1163 | 1473 | 273 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 710 | 414 | 223 | 241 | 325 | 394 | 574 | 616 | 342 | 340 | 676 | 38 |
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