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Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.7° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
S
9
0.4
E
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
371
316
294
152
120
72
53
39
24
14
12
7
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM0.80m
9:54PM0.64m
10:09AM0.75m
10:38PM0.62m
10:49AM0.71m
11:27PM0.61m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.12m
3:41PM0.12m
3:27AM0.16m
4:23PM0.16m
4:13AM0.21m
5:09PM0.18m
5:06AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:33
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6:33
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6:35
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4:30
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4:30
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4:29
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4:28
 mm
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
10
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
Feels °C
1
-2
-2
-3
0
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
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