Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 32 | 145 | 326 | 467 | 381 | 247 | 141 | 120 | 148 | 441 | 1217 | 833 | 711 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.73m | 8:02PM1.95m | 8:21AM1.87m | 2:22PM0.51m | 8:23PM2.08m | 2:26AM0.32m | 8:43AM1.99m | 3:17PM0.48m | 8:48PM2.18m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.54m | 3:12AM0.31m | 1:04PM0.48m | 1:34AM0.31m | 1:28PM0.38m | 4:02PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 145 | 326 | 467 | 381 | 247 | 141 | 120 | 148 | 441 | 1217 | 833 | 711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 217 | 217 | 168 | 217 | 217 | 225 | 391 | 334 | 334 | 225 | 181 | 119 | 119 | 459 | 229 | 499 | 288 | 790 | 202 |
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