Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 133 | 200 | 670 | 1086 | 1323 | 1101 | 717 | 374 | 982 | 790 | 504 | 752 | 262 | 441 | 164 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.18m | 9:05AM1.14m | 1:41PM1.35m | 8:40PM0.93m | 5:15AM1.22m | 9:18AM1.08m | 3:15PM1.36m | 6:06AM1.41m | 5:57PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.98m | 10:36AM1.10m | 7:57PM0.92m | 11:13PM0.80m | 8:18AM1.07m | 11:39AM0.96m | 00:02AM0.65m | 12:23PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 262 | 215 | — | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | E 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | NE 4 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 133 | 200 | 670 | 1086 | 1323 | 1101 | 717 | 374 | 982 | 790 | 504 | 752 | — | 441 | 164 | 529 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 70 | 70 | 57 | 150 | 119 | 120 | 140 | 391 | 226 | 238 | 506 | 454 | 413 | 413 | 288 | 161 | 73 | 36 | 120 | 226 | 433 | 422 |
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