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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 7 | NW 4 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | |
14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.57m | 6:34PM1.70m | 6:45AM1.75m | 7:12PM1.90m | 7:27AM1.91m | 7:49PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.25m | 1:02AM0.37m | 11:50AM0.17m | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:19PM0.10m | 00:40AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | ENE 3 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 14 |
14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | W 7 | W 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 |
24 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 102 | 68 | 811 | 1075 | 1295 | 118 | 118 | 173 | 297 | 297 | 111 | 325 | 414 | 295 | 150 | 182 | 182 | 225 | 344 | 352 | 217 | 225 | 206 |
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