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Fortress Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fortress surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortress surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortress sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | |
52 | 52 | 44 | 77 | 64 | 81 | 138 | 410 | 393 | 282 | 241 | 130 | 125 | 196 | 168 | 86 | 82 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 64 | 81 | 69 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:26PM0.99m | 6:57AM0.77m | 7:18PM1.05m | 7:52AM0.80m | 8:11PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM-0.03m | 00:52AM-0.06m | 12:40PM-0.08m | 1:43AM-0.11m | 1:28PM-0.11m | 2:33AM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 52 | 52 | 44 | 77 | 64 | 81 | 138 | 410 | 393 | 282 | 241 | 130 | 125 | 196 | 168 | 86 | 82 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69 | — | 165 | 76 | 68 | 92 | 113 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 106 | 90 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 52 | 50 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 22 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 2 | — | NE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 19 | 37 | 64 | 81 | 69 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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