Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | ESE 4 | S 12 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | E 4 | S 2 | SSW 3 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:07PM0.48m | 9:28PM2.22m | 2:53AM0.29m | 9:57AM1.94m | 3:47PM0.49m | 10:06PM2.17m | 10:35AM1.85m | 4:40PM0.50m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.39m | 4:52PM0.35m | 2:28AM0.29m | 5:19AM0.04m | 2:20PM0.42m | 5:29PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.11m | 3:12PM0.45m | 6:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 7 | SW 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 2 | SSW 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 377 | 120 | 365 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 1850 | 1850 | 556 | 543 | 494 | 500 | 560 | 610 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
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