Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 267 | 520 | 212 | 217 | 180 | 437 | 183 | 156 | 154 | 172 | 170 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.00m | 10:20PM1.78m | 10:31AM1.89m | 10:48PM1.62m | 11:00AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.39m | 3:18PM0.43m | 3:29AM0.48m | 4:05PM0.51m | 4:12AM0.57m | 4:48PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 4 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 173 | 267 | 520 | 212 | 217 | 180 | 3 | 183 | 40 | 154 | 172 | 170 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 196 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 156 | 21 | — | — | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 92 | 106 | 144 | 123 | 83 | 50 | 437 | 25 | — | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 102 | 119 | 119 | 169 | 135 | 102 | 102 | 156 | 57 | 68 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 44 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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