Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). 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 (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58AM0.93m | 8:07PM0.72m | 8:31AM0.89m | 8:40PM0.69m | 9:02AM0.85m | 9:15PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.03m | 1:31AM0.05m | 2:27PM0.06m | 2:08AM0.08m | 3:03PM0.09m | 2:46AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | 4:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 94 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 2 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 49 | 40 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 163 | 187 | 187 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 636 | 668 | 801 | 801 | 1511 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 118 | 129 | 675 | 675 | 1195 | 1195 | 15 |
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