Fortress Surf Break

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortress sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fortress today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
42
14
30
20
19
13
13
14
13
20
15
14
15
14
16
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
45
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
SW
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:41AM0.72m
10:37PM0.81m
11:16AM0.74m
11:14PM0.78m
11:54AM0.76m
11:57PM0.75m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.15m
4:49AM0.05m
4:55PM0.17m
5:26AM0.06m
5:45PM0.18m
6:07AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
8:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:22
—
—
—
8:22
 mm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
14
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
30
33
32
29
29
26
26
26
28
31
25
23
22
22
23
21
22
22
22
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
32
32
29
25
28
26
27
27
28
29
26
22
20
22
22
19
19
19
18
16
17
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
34
14
14
14
30
20
19
13
8
13
13
12
15
14
15
14
16
9
5
11
11
12
13
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
—
—
—
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
—
—
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
14
—
—
—
14
13
13
13
13
—
—
20
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SE
7
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
6
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
—
—
—
0.3
W
2
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
—
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
—
33
42
61
55
—
—
—
1
14
20
33
1
1
—
1
1
2
3
4
4
6
10
14
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East End
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
1664
801
74
10
10
15
15
51
2568
68
676
223
36
129
1042
2359
1807
2568
3314
247
1100
1163
1068
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
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3
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Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
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5
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4
5
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9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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6
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