Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 66 | 80 | 86 | 108 | 121 | 98 | 107 | 48 | 50 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.88m | 1:20AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.89m | 2:26AM0.65m | 3:09PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.17m | 7:17AM0.09m | 8:46PM0.17m | 8:21AM0.10m | 10:10PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 66 | 80 | 86 | 108 | 121 | 98 | 107 | 68 | 50 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 10 | 2546 | 676 | 227 | 803 | 187 | 191 | 185 | 574 | 801 | 183 | 231 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 182 | 185 | 167 | 74 |
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