Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 177 | 156 | 537 | 1952 | 3522 | 1603 | 904 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:35PM0.96m | 1:12AM1.18m | 9:05AM1.14m | 1:41PM1.35m | 8:40PM0.93m | 5:15AM1.22m | 9:18AM1.08m | 3:15PM1.36m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.84m | 10:08PM0.92m | 6:25AM0.98m | 10:36AM1.10m | 7:57PM0.92m | 11:13PM0.80m | 8:18AM1.07m | 11:39AM0.96m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 148 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 15 | S 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 177 | 156 | 537 | 1952 | 3522 | 1603 | 904 | 397 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 95 | 44 | 24 | 44 | 102 | 68 | 155 | 138 | 121 | 351 | 391 | 327 | 278 | 226 | 454 | 459 | 433 | 202 |
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