Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.44° N 70.36° W

Fortunes Rocks Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortunes Rocks Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Fortunes Rocks Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

Table - waves today at Fortunes Rocks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
72
42
22
12
12
12
12
12
12
65
135
129
116
94
71
67
67
55
54
36
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:23PM2.88m
3:50AM2.67m
4:10PM2.79m
4:43AM2.49m
5:00PM2.68m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.05m
9:32PM0.09m
9:47AM0.23m
10:25PM0.20m
10:36AM0.39m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:38
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
24
25
24
23
24
Feels °C
17
16
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
20
19
20
24
24
23
24
24
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