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

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🌬️ WIND

12
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🌊 SWELL

1.9
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HEIGHT

1.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

13kt

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AIR TEMP

1°C

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1ft @
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0.1mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.9ft waves with mixed swell but pretty windy at 12kt Note: winds from WNW would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POOR3 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.7ft 💨 4-18kt 🌡️ 0-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	S	5kt	SE	5kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	S	4kt	ESE	5kt	4°C	4°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	S	4kt	E	4kt	4°C	4°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	8s	S	8kt	ENE	8kt	3°C	4°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	S	12kt	ENE	13kt	2°C	4°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	S	17kt	NE	17kt	1°C	4°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	S	16kt	NE	16kt	1°C	4°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	S	16kt	NNE	16kt	1°C	4°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	S	15kt	NNE	15kt	—°C	4°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	S	14kt	N	14kt	1°C	4°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	S	12kt	N	13kt	1°C	4°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	S	11kt	NNW	12kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	S	11kt	NNW	14kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	12kt	NW	17kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	13kt	NW	19kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	20kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	21kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	S	15kt	NW	21kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	S	15kt	NW	21kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	21kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	S	14kt	NW	21kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	S	15kt	NW	22kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	S	16kt	NW	23kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	S	18kt	NNW	24kt	2°C	4°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

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🌊 0.4-0.8ft 💨 6-21kt 🌡️ 1-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	16kt	NNW	22kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	15kt	NW	20kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	S	13kt	NW	18kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	11kt	NW	15kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	9kt	NW	12kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	7kt	NW	9kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	7kt	WNW	8kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	6kt	W	8kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SW	7kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	10kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	13kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	17kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	16kt	SW	18kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	17kt	SW	19kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	18kt	SW	21kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SW	21kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	22kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	22kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SW	25kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	28kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SSW	31kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	32kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	32kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	21kt	SW	32kt	6°C	4°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

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🌊 0.5-0.6ft 💨 15-20kt 🌡️ 6-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	31kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SW	30kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SW	29kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SW	29kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SW	28kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SW	27kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SW	26kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SW	25kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SW	23kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SW	23kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SW	23kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SW	24kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SW	26kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	19kt	SW	27kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	19kt	SW	27kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	19kt	SW	28kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SW	28kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SW	28kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SW	27kt	7°C	5°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	17kt	SW	27kt	7°C	5°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SW	28kt	7°C	5°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SW	29kt	7°C	5°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	31kt	7°C	5°C	0.3mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-3.6ft 💨 19-28kt 🌡️ 7-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SSW	32kt	7°C	5°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SW	33kt	8°C	5°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	34kt	8°C	5°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	33kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	33kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	32kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	31kt	8°C	5°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	31kt	7°C	5°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	30kt	7°C	5°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	31kt	8°C	5°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	21kt	SW	31kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	21kt	SW	32kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	21kt	SW	31kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	30kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SW	29kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	20kt	SW	32kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	20kt	SW	34kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	21kt	SW	36kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	22kt	E	39kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SSE	24kt	NNW	42kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	26kt	SSW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	26kt	SSW	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	27kt	SSW	47kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	S	28kt	SSW	49kt	9°C	5°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 0.6-5.1ft 💨 6-28kt 🌡️ 6-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	27kt	SSW	48kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	27kt	SSW	47kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	S	27kt	SSW	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	S	27kt	SSW	47kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	7s	S	28kt	SW	47kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	S	28kt	SW	48kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	S	28kt	SW	47kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	27kt	SW	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	27kt	SSW	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	27kt	SW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	27kt	SW	43kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	27kt	SW	42kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	25kt	SW	39kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	24kt	SW	37kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3ft	7s	S	23kt	SW	34kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SE	22kt	SW	31kt	9°C	5°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	ESE	21kt	WSW	28kt	9°C	5°C	1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	E	20kt	WSW	25kt	9°C	5°C	1.6mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	ESE	15kt	WNW	19kt	9°C	5°C	1.5mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	7s	SSE	11kt	NW	13kt	9°C	5°C	1.5mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	8s	S	6kt	NNW	7kt	9°C	5°C	1.5mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	8s	S	10kt	NNW	12kt	8°C	5°C	1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4.7ft	8s	S	13kt	NNW	18kt	7°C	5°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	8s	S	16kt	NNW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 2

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🌊 1.4-4.3ft 💨 12-25kt 🌡️ 3-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	8s	S	15kt	NNW	21kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	S	13kt	NNW	19kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.9ft	8s	S	12kt	NNW	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	8s	S	12kt	NNW	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	8s	S	12kt	N	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	S	13kt	N	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	8s	S	14kt	NNE	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3ft	8s	S	16kt	NE	18kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	S	16kt	NE	18kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	S	15kt	ENE	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	8s	S	15kt	ENE	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	15kt	ENE	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	S	15kt	ENE	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	S	15kt	E	18kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	S	16kt	E	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	S	18kt	E	21kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	S	20kt	E	23kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	S	22kt	E	24kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	S	23kt	E	26kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	S	25kt	E	28kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	S	24kt	E	26kt	4°C	5°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	23kt	E	25kt	3°C	5°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	21kt	E	24kt	3°C	5°C	0.5mm

Friday

Apr 3

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-4.2ft 💨 18-28kt 🌡️ 3-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	23kt	E	26kt	3°C	5°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	S	24kt	E	27kt	3°C	5°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	S	26kt	E	29kt	3°C	5°C	0.8mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	S	26kt	E	30kt	3°C	5°C	0.9mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	S	26kt	E	31kt	3°C	5°C	1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	S	27kt	E	32kt	3°C	5°C	1.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	S	27kt	E	32kt	3°C	5°C	1.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	S	27kt	E	33kt	3°C	5°C	1.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	S	28kt	E	34kt	4°C	5°C	1.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	S	27kt	E	35kt	4°C	5°C	1.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	S	27kt	E	36kt	4°C	5°C	1.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	S	26kt	E	37kt	5°C	5°C	1.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	S	24kt	E	32kt	5°C	5°C	1.6mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	21kt	ENE	28kt	5°C	5°C	1.9mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	19kt	ENE	23kt	5°C	5°C	2.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	19kt	ENE	22kt	5°C	5°C	2.6mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	SE	20kt	NE	20kt	4°C	5°C	2.9mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	ESE	21kt	NNE	19kt	4°C	5°C	3.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	ESE	21kt	NNE	20kt	4°C	5°C	2.8mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	7s	ESE	20kt	NNE	21kt	4°C	5°C	2.3mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	ESE	20kt	NNE	22kt	3°C	5°C	1.8mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	ESE	19kt	NNE	22kt	3°C	5°C	1.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3ft	8s	ESE	19kt	NNE	21kt	3°C	5°C	0.6mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	8s	ESE	18kt	NNE	20kt	3°C	5°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.2ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:4-21kt SE

Water Temperature:4°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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