Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortress today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 121 | 126 | 191 | 181 | 127 | 94 | 111 | 90 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 55 | 54 | 71 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:52PM0.85m | 12:33PM0.91m | 00:35AM0.76m | 1:24PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.05m | 5:44AM0.01m | 6:20PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.07m | 7:21PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 181 | 127 | 94 | 111 | 90 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 55 | 54 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 121 | 126 | 191 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3417 | 241 | 858 | 414 | 55 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 668 | 55 | 668 |
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