Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.76m | 11:20PM1.46m | 11:35AM1.61m | 00:02AM1.30m | 12:23PM1.46m | 8:35PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.60m | 4:52AM0.69m | 5:30PM0.71m | 5:32AM0.83m | 6:21PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NW 4 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 56 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 47 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 118 | 106 | 118 | 136 | 150 | 163 | 208 | 295 | 322 | 211 | 152 | 95 | 119 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 95 |
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