Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 49 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.89m | 7:59PM2.16m | 8:25AM2.02m | 1:40PM0.49m | 8:36PM2.28m | 9:02AM2.08m | 2:40PM0.46m | 9:13PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.19m | 2:55PM0.40m | 3:29AM0.10m | 1:03PM0.48m | 4:15AM0.05m | 1:30PM0.42m | 4:29PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 42 | — | — | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 49 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | 41 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 31 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 120 | 44 | 123 | 111 | 111 | 135 | 111 | 111 | 106 | 95 | 17 | 120 | 295 | 295 | 155 | 119 | 119 | 47 | 119 | 73 | 180 | 170 | 155 |
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