Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 145 | 50 | 28 | 23 | 116 | 61 | 19 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 31 | 80 | 87 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM2.10m | 8:20PM2.29m | 8:43AM2.18m | 2:19PM0.44m | 8:54PM2.32m | 2:33AM0.31m | 9:15AM2.18m | 3:19PM0.43m | 9:25PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.14m | 3:18PM0.36m | 3:45AM0.14m | 1:21PM0.42m | 1:48AM0.30m | 4:23AM0.20m | 1:48PM0.35m | 4:35PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | — | SW 4 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 15 | — | W 14 | — | — | W 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 83 | 50 | 28 | 23 | 116 | — | 5 | 35 | 26 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 165 | 145 | — | — | — | 58 | 61 | 8 | — | — | 26 | 6 | 31 | 80 | 87 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 36 | 91 | 47 | 44 | 36 | 100 | 102 | 68 | 121 | 120 | 181 | 271 | 225 | 181 | 181 | 206 | 143 | 199 | 170 | 199 | 208 | 44 | 24 |
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