Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 197 | 292 | 378 | 569 | 778 | 489 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.55m | 5:58PM1.73m | 6:38AM1.78m | 6:47PM1.95m | 7:16AM1.97m | 7:26PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.44m | 12:45PM0.64m | 1:07AM0.31m | 1:26PM0.52m | 1:46AM0.25m | 2:05PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 197 | 292 | 378 | 569 | 778 | 489 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 217 | 217 | 465 | 800 | 798 | 808 | 1021 | 325 | 323 | 297 | 235 | 295 | 325 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 370 | 465 | 656 | 794 | 790 | 790 | 295 |
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