Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | W 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 52 | 163 | 237 | 220 | 156 | 129 | 325 | 349 | 293 | 60 | 92 | 252 | 248 | 111 | 305 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM2.19m | 2:06PM0.47m | 8:33PM2.22m | 2:42AM0.41m | 8:51AM2.20m | 3:11PM0.48m | 9:03PM2.16m | 3:46AM0.48m | 9:18AM2.16m | 4:07PM0.51m | 9:30PM2.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.30m | 1:02PM0.45m | 1:14AM0.35m | 1:25PM0.37m | 4:09PM0.46m | 1:39AM0.32m | 4:17AM0.48m | 1:57PM0.35m | 4:36PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 103 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 175 | 79 | 305 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 129 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 48 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 163 | 237 | 220 | 156 | 56 | 325 | 349 | 293 | 60 | 92 | 252 | 248 | 111 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 47 | 102 | 70 | 100 | 120 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 161 | 141 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 207 | 288 | 295 | 36 | 37 | 17 |
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