Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 15 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 52 | 81 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 87 | 81 | 64 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.77m | 11:34AM1.62m | 11:43PM1.56m | 12:03PM1.47m | 00:15AM1.36m | 12:44PM1.33m | 9:21PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.39m | 5:03PM0.49m | 5:23AM0.48m | 5:41PM0.60m | 5:59AM0.61m | 6:26PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | W 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | W 8 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | SW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 11 | — | 5 | 22 | 52 | 81 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 87 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 155 | 120 | 111 | 285 | 583 | 583 | 225 | 97 | 225 | 155 | 199 | 377 | 156 | 143 | 68 | 24 | 102 | 102 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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