Fortress Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
19.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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


Fortress surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, E swell with 360 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fortress this week:

The surf forecast for Fortress over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Fortress in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 7s
Best Surf 2PM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 7s
Most Powerful 2AM (Tue 7th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fortress over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, let me tell you what I'm seeing for Fortress over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a tough outlook. Fortress is a reef setup that needs a very specific swell direction to work, and we just aren't getting it.

Right from the start, on Saturday July 4th, we've got a tiny 1ft swell coming from the SE, which is completely wrong for a break that wants it from the opposite direction. The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is pretty average for this time of year.

To be straight with you, the entire 16-day window is looking like a write-off. There's not a single session I'd recommend paddling out for. The swell stays small, the period hardly ever gets long enough to mean much, and most of the time it's coming from the wrong direction entirely.

You do get one little moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday July 15th, but that's on a 2ft, 4-second windswell coming straight from the east – it's not going to wrap in properly at all.

For a few days around the 6th and 7th of July, the swell actually bumps up past 5ft, hitting nearly 7ft at times from the ESE and E. But the wind is howling, 28-34 mph straight onshore or cross-onshore, making it a complete washing machine. The combined wave energy gets up into the 300 range, which shows there's power, but it's all messy, blown-out junk. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

We see a fair bit of cross-offshore or clean wind conditions later on in the second week, but again, the swell is tiny – mostly under 2ft – and from the wrong quarter. It's a long, flat run. For an exposed reef like Fortress that's often crowded when it's good, the lack of any real swell makes this a pretty normal blank period.

Stay patient, folks. This one isn't giving us anything to work with.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.7
ESE
4
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
6
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
17
13
11
15
255
265
360
254
307
159
80
67
28
32
15
126
57
87
95
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
SW
10
WNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
30
E
45
ESE
45
E
40
E
50
NE
55
NE
40
N
20
NNE
20
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
11:16AM0.74m
11:14PM0.78m
11:54AM0.76m
11:57PM0.75m
12:38PM0.79m
00:46AM0.71m
1:26PM0.83m
1:41AM0.68m
2:22PM0.86m
2:43AM0.66m
3:26PM0.90m
3:54AM0.66m
4:36PM0.95m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.17m
5:26AM0.06m
5:45PM0.18m
6:07AM0.07m
6:42PM0.19m
6:54AM0.08m
7:48PM0.19m
7:47AM0.08m
9:02PM0.16m
8:47AM0.07m
10:19PM0.12m
9:51AM0.05m
11:26PM0.06m
clear
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rain showers
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
21
1
22
5
22
34
6
6
1
1
5
Temp °C
29
32
25
22
23
21
18
18
19
18
17
16
19
21
21
23
23
22
22
24
25
Feels °C
30
31
26
24
26
21
11
12
13
11
10
9
16
21
18
20
19
18
22
24
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
8
13
17
13
9
12
3
1
1
2
5
159
80
67
28
18
10
4
15
14
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
13
12
11
11
2
4
12
39
23
13
14
15
15
1
1
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
1
4
13
13
13
1
1
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
ESE
4
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
E
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
N
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
20
15
255
265
360
254
307
27
10
6
32
66
126
57
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
716
2381
15
803
2568
451
414
414
241
342
877
122
25
38
162
161
222
222
187
185
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
7
5
5
8
7
5
5
9
7
9
5
7
5
5
4
8
4
5
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Information about the Fortress Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Fortress provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Fortress can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Fortress surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Fortress) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Fortress may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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