Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Fortress 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Fortress today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortress at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.3
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
26
23
23
15
10
16
10
10
9
9
21
10
20
22
11
19
15
16
10
26
30
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
SE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:47PM0.89m
2:24AM0.66m
3:10PM0.89m
3:53AM0.69m
4:36PM0.91m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.12m
8:42PM0.18m
8:08AM0.14m
10:06PM0.15m
9:29AM0.13m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
5
4
1
Temp °C
23
22
24
27
28
26
23
21
20
19
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
20
21
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
25
23
20
19
17
16
19
21
19
16
15
15
15
13
14
17
17
18
19
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