Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 113 | 181 | 170 | 226 | 119 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.00m | 10:37PM0.90m | 11:09AM0.98m | 11:13PM0.82m | 11:52AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM-0.07m | 4:08PM-0.01m | 4:21AM-0.02m | 4:53PM0.05m | 4:55AM0.03m | 5:39PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 151 | 119 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 56 | 113 | 181 | 170 | 226 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 819 | 819 | 1664 | 3417 | 2521 | 2537 | 2363 | 1557 | 2363 | 1511 | 1164 | 2521 | 1678 | 1674 | 883 | 1466 | 858 | 308 | 164 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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