Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 304 | 196 | 222 | 505 | 1375 | 2963 | 7141 | 9045 | 8957 | 4847 | 769 | 531 | 360 | 157 | 425 | 143 | 441 | 1750 | 3968 | 4716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.51m | 6:36AM1.61m | 6:33PM1.71m | 7:01AM1.82m | 7:03PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.81m | 00:39AM0.52m | 12:57PM0.67m | 1:09AM0.43m | 1:26PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | SE 7 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 42 | 16 | 222 | — | — | — | 7141 | 9045 | 17 | — | 769 | 531 | 360 | 157 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 458 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | NW 6 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 488 | 304 | 196 | 85 | 505 | 1375 | 2963 | — | 224 | 8957 | 4847 | 490 | 274 | 188 | 119 | 425 | 143 | 441 | 1750 | 3968 | 4716 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 36 | 102 | 456 | 433 | 369 | 121 | 156 | 153 | 362 | 391 | 798 | 413 | 413 | 36 | 36 | 204 | 793 | 794 | 793 | 793 |
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