Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 9 | W 12 | SW 9 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 126 | 187 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 59 | 33 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.04m | 5:15AM1.07m | 10:04AM0.99m | 5:46PM1.27m | 6:28AM1.23m | 10:20AM0.94m | 6:39PM1.46m | 7:07AM1.41m | 7:13PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM1.04m | 8:01AM0.90m | 11:56AM0.92m | 00:36AM0.73m | 9:34AM0.93m | 12:45PM0.80m | 1:14AM0.58m | 1:22PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 12 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 126 | 187 | 266 | 339 | 360 | 326 | 309 | 319 | 254 | 199 | 144 | 110 | 59 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 174 | 140 | 139 | 152 | 182 | 367 | 539 | 539 | 324 | 367 | 217 | 217 | 206 | 121 | 95 | 152 | 254 | 182 | 151 |
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