Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.52m | 12:51PM0.63m | 7:57PM1.78m | 8:18AM1.62m | 2:07PM0.58m | 8:21PM1.88m | 1:47AM0.43m | 8:41AM1.71m | 2:52PM0.56m | 8:43PM1.97m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.62m | 2:19PM0.60m | 3:07AM0.40m | 12:36PM0.54m | 3:13PM0.57m | 1:26AM0.43m | 1:06PM0.47m | 4:01PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 120 | 115 | 217 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 217 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 295 | 794 | 235 | 216 |
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