Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 91 | 161 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 64 | 77 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.89m | 2:26AM0.65m | 3:09PM0.90m | 3:44AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.09m | 8:46PM0.17m | 8:21AM0.10m | 10:10PM0.14m | 9:33AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 87 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 100 | 80 | 85 | 64 | 45 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 91 | 161 | 105 | 46 | 46 | 64 | 77 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 586 | 203 | 191 | 187 | 574 | 801 | 676 | 676 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 191 | 1784 | 676 | 247 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 167 | 185 | 182 | 185 | 38 |
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