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Fortress Surf Forecast
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Fortress surf Forecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 EDT
Forecast update in hr min s 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 8.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.1 °C max: 8.6 °C min: 5.3 °C)
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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 8.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.1 °C max: 8.6 °C min: 5.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Fortress today?
The current surf forecast for Fortress at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortress. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 214 | 289 | 273 | 302 | 265 | 327 | 207 | 207 | 173 | 178 | 193 | 169 | 147 | 164 | 128 | 121 | 100 | 73 | 60 | 75 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 66 | 127 | 186 | 273 | 330 | 192 | 117 | 92 | 57 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 0.69 | 5:57AM 0.66 | 6:21PM 0.75 | 6:37AM 0.68 | 6:59PM 0.80 | 7:11AM 0.69 | 7:33PM 0.84 | 7:40AM 0.70 | 8:03PM 0.87 | 8:08AM 0.71 | 8:30PM 0.88 | 8:36AM 0.70 | 8:57PM 0.89 | 9:09AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:13AM 0.14 | 11:25PM 0.18 | 11:48AM 0.11 | 12:07AM 0.14 | 12:16PM 0.08 | 12:44AM 0.09 | 12:42PM 0.05 | 1:18AM 0.05 | 1:10PM 0.03 | 1:52AM 0.02 | 1:40PM 0.02 | 2:26AM 0.01 | 2:13PM 0.02 | 3:03AM 0.00 | 2:48PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
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