
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 61 | 84 | 74 | 444 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 183 | 129 | 135 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.34m | 9:20AM1.01m | 2:57PM1.42m | 9:17PM0.90m | 4:19AM1.31m | 9:44AM1.00m | 5:01PM1.50m | 6:06AM1.50m | 6:20PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.86m | 6:46AM0.79m | 11:09AM0.92m | 7:44PM0.84m | 11:49PM0.67m | 8:14AM0.95m | 12:15PM0.76m | 00:44AM0.46m | 1:04PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 61 | 84 | 74 | — | 66 | 58 | 56 | 183 | — | 22 | 22 | — | 37 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 444 | 49 | 36 | 26 | 42 | 129 | 135 | 82 | 37 | 25 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 111 | 120 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 155 | 168 | 168 | 161 | 102 | 225 | 143 | 143 | 47 | 91 | 36 | 156 | 37 | 82 | 97 | 216 | 102 |
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