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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
217 | 150 | 894 | 369 | 500 | 82 | 65 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 35 | 67 | 72 | 103 | 119 | 117 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:04PM0.53m | 10:29PM1.95m | 5:02AM0.35m | 11:00AM1.62m | 6:04PM0.64m | 11:13PM1.78m | 5:58AM0.42m | 11:50AM1.43m | 6:52PM0.75m | 00:02AM1.59m | 6:46AM0.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.34m | 5:59PM0.51m | 3:37AM0.30m | 6:37AM0.28m | 3:41PM0.47m | 6:52PM0.63m | 4:38AM0.39m | 7:38AM0.35m | 4:36PM0.58m | 8:03PM0.71m | 5:28AM0.47m | 8:43AM0.39m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | 894 | 369 | 500 | 36 | 65 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 35 | 67 | 72 | 103 | 119 | 117 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
217 | 150 | 543 | — | 244 | 82 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 181 | 47 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 36 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
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