Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 178 | 363 | 437 | 403 | 271 | 145 | 660 | 226 | 190 | 172 | 127 | 84 | 50 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:18PM2.23m | 9:40AM2.12m | 9:52PM2.23m | 10:13AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.31m | 2:27AM0.19m | 2:37PM0.28m | 3:06AM0.19m | 3:20PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 320 | — | 190 | 172 | 127 | 84 | 50 | 23 | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 92 | 178 | 363 | 437 | 403 | 271 | 123 | 660 | 226 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 16 | 27 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 413 | 225 | 202 | 288 | 735 | 794 | 37 | 202 | 37 | 82 | 44 | 24 | 44 | 89 | 100 | 211 | 191 | 121 |
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