Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6469 | 7278 | 1626 | 743 | 486 | 347 | 175 | 143 | 166 | 643 | 1972 | 4186 | 5163 | 3385 | 2253 | 2092 | 1857 | 1575 | 1292 | 823 | 640 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.71m | 7:01AM1.82m | 7:03PM1.91m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:33PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.67m | 1:09AM0.43m | 1:26PM0.57m | 1:25AM0.37m | 12:33PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6469 | 18 | 1626 | 743 | 486 | 347 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 197 | 7278 | 506 | 441 | 261 | 180 | 120 | 143 | 166 | 643 | 1972 | 4186 | 5163 | 3385 | 2253 | 2092 | 1857 | 1575 | 1292 | 823 | 640 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 391 | 391 | 798 | 413 | 413 | 202 | 225 | 362 | 793 | 794 | 793 | 790 | 790 | 775 | 775 | 324 | 793 | 295 | 295 | 143 |
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