Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 92 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 73 | 46 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.50m | 6:20PM1.74m | 6:56AM1.75m | 7:06PM1.99m | 7:35AM1.96m | 7:45PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.46m | 1:04PM0.60m | 1:30AM0.29m | 1:48PM0.48m | 2:14AM0.18m | 2:31PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 48 | 22 | 92 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 73 | 46 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | S 5 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | — | 3 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | 22 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 119 | 102 | 102 | 68 | 800 | 324 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 44 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 139 | 102 | 111 | 121 | 119 | 123 | 225 | 123 | 225 | 141 |
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