
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 74 | 62 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 35 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.23m | 5:03PM1.22m | 6:10AM1.23m | 9:35AM1.05m | 6:12PM1.40m | 6:46AM1.43m | 6:47PM1.59m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM1.21m | 00:03AM0.77m | 9:08AM1.05m | 12:20PM0.88m | 00:43AM0.61m | 12:57PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 74 | 62 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 35 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 120 | 111 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 102 |
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