Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 134 | 1084 | 866 | 807 | 729 | 898 | 759 | 745 | 635 | 584 | 487 | 453 | 319 | 184 | 192 | 157 | 108 | 86 | 65 | 64 | 172 | 86 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:53AM2.24m | 10:11PM2.17m | 10:31AM2.14m | 10:51PM1.99m | 11:10AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.20m | 2:54PM0.25m | 3:15AM0.27m | 3:41PM0.31m | 3:59AM0.38m | 4:28PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 69 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 729 | 898 | — | — | 635 | 584 | 487 | 453 | 127 | 184 | 192 | 18 | 108 | 86 | 65 | 64 | 172 | 86 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 134 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 118 | 67 | 46 | 19 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 69 | 1084 | 866 | 807 | 4 | 663 | 759 | 745 | — | — | — | — | 319 | 13 | — | 157 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 126 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 774 | 121 | 141 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 91 | 97 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 143 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 91 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 68 |
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