Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
4.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)777787888889888777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139158179189275375502499412245241215217381239217229236214215498547457279
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
50
WNW
55
W
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.71
5:51PM
0.52
6:14AM
0.74
6:36PM
0.56
6:52AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.12
11:34AM
0.08
10:52PM
0.09
12:12PM
0.03
11:40PM
0.06
12:47PM
-0.02
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset------4:43-------4:44-------4:45-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-1--
Temp. °C77766321-1-2-4-4-4-20135523355
Feels °C (?)101-1-2-9-9-11-13-13-17-18-17-14-10-8-7-4-5-5-1-6-4-1
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