Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 41 | 102 | 248 | 213 | 195 | 159 | 541 | 487 | 335 | 286 | 188 | 144 | 99 | 65 | 643 | 1336 | 1842 | 3009 | 3361 | 2893 | 3405 | 2460 | 2331 | 2648 | 2284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.85m | 10:08PM1.53m | 10:20AM1.74m | 10:50PM1.43m | 11:05AM1.62m | 7:29PM0.85m | 11:48PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.62m | 3:33PM0.59m | 3:32AM0.70m | 4:16PM0.64m | 4:16AM0.79m | 5:02PM0.71m | 8:05PM0.85m | 5:05AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | — | — | 4:20 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SW 11 | — | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 41 | — | 31 | 18 | 18 | 159 | 541 | 487 | 335 | 286 | 188 | 144 | 99 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 31 | 102 | 248 | 213 | 195 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 32 | 643 | 1336 | 1842 | 3009 | 3361 | 2893 | 3405 | 2460 | 2331 | 2648 | 2284 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 140 | 136 | 127 | 226 | 362 | 73 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 153 | 121 | 411 | 127 | 586 | 622 | 421 | 202 | 360 | 285 | 348 | 352 | 352 |
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