Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM2.02m | 1:40PM0.49m | 8:36PM2.28m | 9:02AM2.08m | 2:40PM0.46m | 9:13PM2.31m | 9:38AM2.08m | 3:28PM0.44m | 9:47PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.10m | 1:03PM0.48m | 4:15AM0.05m | 1:30PM0.42m | 4:29PM0.32m | 4:53AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.38m | 5:03PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 42 | — | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | W 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NW 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 95 | 102 | 170 | 295 | 181 | 100 | 89 | 24 | 119 | 119 | 181 | 295 | 216 | 216 | 111 | 119 | 155 | 322 | 323 | 465 | 326 | 323 |
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