Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.33m | 9:21PM0.98m | 1:05AM1.16m | 9:54AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.22m | 9:31PM0.98m | 2:42AM1.04m | 5:15AM1.07m | 10:04AM0.99m | 5:46PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.61m | 6:26PM0.75m | 10:01PM0.98m | 6:46AM0.77m | 10:27AM1.00m | 7:35PM0.90m | 11:40PM0.88m | 3:20AM1.04m | 8:01AM0.90m | 11:56AM0.92m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 446 | 136 | 173 | 111 | 119 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 236 | 298 | 183 | 152 | 140 | 152 | 201 | 201 | 191 | 182 | 119 |
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