
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | E 5 | E 5 | W 8 | SW 7 | ESE 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | ESE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 37 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM0.47m | 8:48PM2.21m | 2:18AM0.29m | 9:17AM1.97m | 3:07PM0.48m | 9:28PM2.22m | 2:53AM0.29m | 9:57AM1.94m | 3:47PM0.49m | 10:06PM2.17m | 10:35AM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.36m | 1:44AM0.29m | 4:39AM0.05m | 1:37PM0.39m | 4:52PM0.35m | 2:28AM0.29m | 5:19AM0.04m | 2:20PM0.42m | 5:29PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 9 | SW 5 | S 14 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | W 8 | S 14 | W 8 | — | WSW 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 |
5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
71 | 37 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 333 | 37 | 377 | 377 | 422 | 367 | 235 | 191 | 117 | 120 | 330 | 68 | 383 | 446 | 505 | 501 | 421 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |||
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