Fortress Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s size it up in feet and miles per hour.

It’s a lean run ahead for Fortress. We’re lookin’ at a long stretch of mostly tiny, weak surf with ordinary to poor conditions, so it’s gonna take some patience.

The week kicks off Wednesday the 5th with ankle-bitin’ 2ft SSE swell and a short 7-second period, bumpy with a cross-shore breeze. Not worth wettin’ a wetsuit. Thursday the 6th stays small—3ft to 4ft—and though the wind turns cross-offshore in the morning, the swell’s gutless and short, so it’s just a tease. Friday the 7th morning shows a little flash: 3ft SSW groundswell, cross-off breeze, clean… but it’s a 1/10 call. Barely surfable. Afternoon gets messy with cross-wind and chop.

Saturday the 8th is more of the same—small, short-period stuff with gusty winds. Sunday the 9th morning is the one faint highlight: 4ft SSW swell, 6-second period, light west breeze, clean. The combined energy hits 208 (moderate), and the score nudges to a 2/10. That’s as good as it gets in this window. Even then, it’s short-period and a reef break, so it won’t be any kind of standout. Water temp’s around 70°, about average for the time of year.

From Sunday afternoon onward, it’s a sad tale. Monday the 10th drops back to 2ft, Tuesday the 11th has offshore wind but barely 3ft, and Wednesday the 12th goes glassy but tiny at 2ft. The rest of the second week—right through to Wednesday the 20th—hovers between 0.5ft and 5ft, with period never climbing above 9 seconds. The 5ft spike on Thursday morning the 20th (SSW, 7 sec) carries 196 combined energy (moderate), but it’s cross-shore and messy again. No surf worth chasing.

Bottom line: there’s a gap from now right up to Sunday morning the 9th for the only slight possibility, then another long dry spell. For a reef that needs a bit of push, this is a tough outlook. Better luck next time.

Rusty

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