Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 17 | 130 | 258 | 255 | 312 | 589 | 703 | 311 | 187 | 135 | 106 | 75 | 60 | 46 | 54 | 57 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.95m | 7:16AM1.97m | 7:26PM2.11m | 7:50AM2.11m | 8:01PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.52m | 1:46AM0.25m | 2:05PM0.45m | 2:26AM0.25m | 2:46PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 17 | 130 | 258 | 255 | 312 | 589 | 703 | 15 | 187 | 135 | 106 | 75 | 60 | 46 | 54 | 57 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 225 | 225 | 429 | 435 | 465 | 510 | 794 | 794 | 711 | 295 | 324 | 322 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 102 | 143 |
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