Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, near gales from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 20 | W 19 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 61 | 40 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.61m | 00:02AM1.30m | 12:23PM1.46m | 8:35PM0.96m | 1:12AM1.18m | 9:05AM1.14m | 1:41PM1.35m | 8:40PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.69m | 5:30PM0.71m | 5:32AM0.83m | 6:21PM0.84m | 10:08PM0.92m | 6:25AM0.98m | 10:36AM1.10m | 7:57PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | N 4 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 19 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 19 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 54 | 61 | 40 | 22 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 163 | 208 | 221 | 304 | 208 | 198 | 115 | 117 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 95 | 106 | 95 | 70 | 24 | 68 | 91 | 207 | 119 | 454 |
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