Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 32 | 57 | 139 | 251 | 181 | 127 | 106 | 86 | 66 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56AM0.95m | 11:08PM0.94m | 11:45AM0.94m | 11:52PM0.85m | 12:33PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.05m | 5:44AM0.01m | 6:20PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 181 | 127 | 106 | 86 | 66 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 32 | 57 | 139 | 251 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2521 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 676 | 668 | 801 | 1117 | 1117 | 2568 | 218 | 692 | 387 | 237 | 55 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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