Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
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-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:47PM0.98m | 6:20AM0.77m | 6:49PM1.02m | 7:18AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.05m | 00:15AM0.02m | 11:51AM0.01m | 1:04AM-0.03m | 12:50PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | E 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 64 | 50 | 50 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 144 | 187 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 15 | 20 | 223 | 15 | 10 | 2521 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
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