
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
382 | 355 | 142 | 110 | 200 | 86 | 65 | 53 | 62 | 104 | 69 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 22 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.99m | 11:10AM1.97m | 11:35PM1.75m | 11:56AM1.76m | 8:02PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.31m | 3:59AM0.38m | 4:28PM0.41m | 4:43AM0.52m | 5:15PM0.54m | 8:51PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 8 | SW 7 |
129 | 123 | 142 | 110 | 17 | 86 | 65 | 53 | 62 | 104 | 69 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 31 | 9 | — | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
— | — | 69 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
382 | 355 | 25 | 23 | 200 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 39 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 119 | 91 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 68 | 102 | 70 | 111 | 102 | 102 | 95 |
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