Fortress Surf Break

Fortress, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.02° N 71.96° W

Issued: 1 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortress sea temperature is
15.6° C

2.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Fortress based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Fortress right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Fortress

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-MTKN6

3 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.9 °C-
-


Montauk Airport

6 km NE202 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
17.2 °C0.0
0.0


Groton/New London Airport

35 km NW218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12.8 °C16
16


Block Island Airport

36 km ENE211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
16.1 °C16
16


Westerly Airport

39 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
13.9 °C16
16


BUOY-NLHC3

40 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.9 °C-
-


Westhampton Beach/Francis S. Gabreski Airport

59 km SW216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12.2 °C16
16


Chester Airport (CT)

60 km WNW219 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
14 °C16
16


Block Island- RI

71 km E3 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-NWPR1

75 km NE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 20°)
18.2 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Fortress and within an acceptable time window.

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