What are the current surf conditions at Fortress?

Fortress currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Fortress?

The best time to surf Fortress is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Fortress Surf Report & Forecast

Montauk, New York

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🌬️ WIND

8
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🌊 SWELL

1.8
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

11kt

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AIR TEMP

24°C

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SWELL

0.9ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.8ft waves with wind swell (short period) with light 8kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Aug 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-1.8ft 💨 8-17kt 🌡️ 23-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	9kt	SSW	13kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	10kt	SW	14kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	10kt	SW	14kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SW	13kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	12kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WSW	13kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	12kt	SW	15kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	14kt	SW	17kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	19kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	21kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	16kt	SSW	22kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	16kt	SW	24kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	17kt	SW	25kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	17kt	SW	26kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	23kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	19kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	11kt	WSW	15kt	24°C	22°C	0mm

Monday

Aug 10

FAIR2 good hours

🌊 0.3-2.6ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 24-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SW	13kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	S	9kt	SW	11kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	S	8kt	SW	9kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	S	8kt	WSW	10kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	S	8kt	WSW	10kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	12kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	12kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	S	8kt	W	11kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	S	8kt	W	11kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	S	9kt	W	11kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	10kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSW	9kt	WSW	10kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSE	11kt	WSW	13kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	15kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	18kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	19kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	20kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	22kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	12kt	W	17kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	SSE	9kt	WNW	12kt	25°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	6kt	25°C	23°C	0mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

POOR3 good hours

🌊 0.3-2.2ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 23-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	7kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	S	7kt	NNW	7kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	S	7kt	NNW	7kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	S	7kt	N	7kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	S	7kt	N	7kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	S	7kt	N	7kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	S	6kt	N	6kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	S	5kt	NNE	5kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	S	5kt	NNE	4kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	S	4kt	ENE	4kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	S	3kt	ESE	3kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	S	2kt	SSE	3kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	S	4kt	SSE	5kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	S	6kt	S	7kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	S	8kt	S	9kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SSW	10kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	10kt	SSW	12kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SSW	14kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSW	15kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SW	17kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SW	18kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	11kt	SW	16kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	S	11kt	WSW	14kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	10kt	W	11kt	25°C	24°C	0mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-1.7ft 💨 5-16kt 🌡️ 23-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	10kt	W	13kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	W	14kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	W	15kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	W	16kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	W	16kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	11kt	W	16kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	W	15kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	9kt	WNW	12kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	8kt	WNW	10kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	6kt	W	8kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	S	5kt	W	5kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	6kt	W	7kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	8kt	WSW	9kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SW	11kt	26°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	14kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	17kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSW	19kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	21kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	15kt	SW	22kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	16kt	SW	23kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	16kt	SW	24kt	24°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	16kt	SW	25kt	24°C	24°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	16kt	SW	26kt	24°C	24°C	0.4mm

Thursday

Aug 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-1.8ft 💨 2-21kt 🌡️ 23-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	18kt	SW	29kt	24°C	24°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	19kt	WSW	32kt	24°C	24°C	0.9mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	21kt	WSW	34kt	23°C	24°C	1.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	20kt	WSW	33kt	23°C	24°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	20kt	W	32kt	23°C	24°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	20kt	W	30kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	20kt	W	30kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	20kt	W	30kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	20kt	W	29kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	18kt	W	26kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	S	16kt	W	22kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	15kt	WNW	18kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	12kt	W	15kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	10kt	W	11kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	7kt	WSW	8kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	W	7kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	W	6kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	5kt	WNW	6kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	4kt	WSW	5kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	3kt	SW	4kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	2kt	S	4kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	3kt	SW	4kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	SSW	4kt	W	5kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SSW	5kt	NW	6kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm

Friday

Aug 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.3ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 22-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	SSW	7kt	NW	8kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	11kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	S	11kt	NW	13kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	10kt	NNW	12kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	9kt	N	11kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	8kt	N	10kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	S	8kt	N	9kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	8kt	N	8kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	7kt	N	8kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	5kt	N	6kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	4kt	NNW	4kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	2kt	NW	3kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	3kt	W	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	5kt	SW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	S	7kt	S	6kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	8kt	S	9kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SE	10kt	S	12kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	14s	SE	12kt	S	14kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	14s	SE	12kt	S	15kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	14s	SE	12kt	SSW	16kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	12kt	SSW	17kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	12kt	SSW	17kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	12kt	SSW	16kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	12kt	SSW	16kt	24°C	25°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-2.9ft 💨 12-26kt 🌡️ 23-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	12kt	SSW	17kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	13kt	SSW	19kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	14kt	SSW	20kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	SE	15kt	SSW	21kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SE	17kt	SW	23kt	23°C	24°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	18kt	SW	24kt	23°C	24°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SE	21kt	SW	29kt	23°C	24°C	0.9mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	SE	23kt	SW	33kt	23°C	24°C	1.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	26kt	SW	37kt	24°C	24°C	1.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	24kt	WSW	34kt	24°C	24°C	0.9mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	21kt	WSW	30kt	24°C	25°C	0.6mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	SE	19kt	W	27kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	SSE	18kt	W	26kt	25°C	25°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2ft	9s	S	18kt	W	25kt	25°C	25°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	6s	S	17kt	W	24kt	26°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	6s	S	18kt	W	25kt	26°C	25°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	6s	S	19kt	W	26kt	26°C	25°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	19kt	W	27kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	18kt	WNW	25kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	16kt	WNW	23kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	22kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	22kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	22kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	S	15kt	NW	23kt	23°C	25°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.5ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:6-17kt SSW

Water Temperature:21-23°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Fortress in Long Island, NY, is an exposed reef break with consistent surf year-round. It works best with offshore winds from the west-northwest and receives a mix of windswells and groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the southeast. The break is primarily a right-hand reef but can also produce lefts, and it remains surfable at all tide stages. The best conditions occur when a southeast swell aligns with west-northwest winds. Summer, especially July, provides the most consistent clean waves. The spot is often crowded, and surfers should be cautious of rocks.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionWNW

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