
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 13 | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.46m | 8:34PM0.92m | 4:22AM1.37m | 9:05AM1.11m | 4:40PM1.54m | 5:47AM1.55m | 5:58PM1.73m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.89m | 11:27PM0.62m | 7:44AM1.07m | 11:56AM0.80m | 00:23AM0.44m | 12:45PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | ESE 3 | W 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
— | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 28 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 199 | 155 | 150 | 123 | 151 | 140 | 140 | 148 | 208 | 148 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 746 | 798 | 925 | 808 | 1021 |
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