Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | E 2 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | W 10 | E 4 | — | ESE 3 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM0.50m | 10:43PM2.05m | 11:10AM1.72m | 11:17PM1.88m | 11:46AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.45m | 6:00PM0.46m | 6:28AM0.23m | 4:08PM0.47m | 4:56AM0.35m | 4:52PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 3 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 4 | E 5 | S 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 140 | 182 | 182 | 303 | 211 | 471 | 446 | 414 | 344 | 344 | 352 | 421 | 236 | 794 | 543 | 414 |
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