Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). 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 (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 4 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 211 | 223 | 302 | 495 | 598 | 316 | 155 | 113 | 88 | 78 | 36 | 24 | 36 | 45 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.78m | 6:47PM1.95m | 7:16AM1.97m | 7:26PM2.11m | 7:50AM2.11m | 8:01PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.31m | 1:26PM0.52m | 1:46AM0.25m | 2:05PM0.45m | 2:26AM0.25m | 2:46PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 81 | 211 | 223 | 302 | 495 | 598 | 316 | 155 | 113 | 88 | 78 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 45 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1016 | 904 | 323 | 297 | 170 | 295 | 295 | 217 | 298 | 225 | 429 | 465 | 465 | 794 | 794 | 785 | 295 | 325 | 324 | 102 | 293 | 295 | 295 |
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