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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | |
63 | 95 | 136 | 115 | 96 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.43m | 5:46PM1.48m | 5:50AM1.57m | 6:34PM1.70m | 6:45AM1.75m | 7:12PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.33m | 00:37AM0.48m | 12:43PM0.25m | 1:02AM0.37m | 11:50AM0.17m | 00:08AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 |
2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | S 14 | WSW 6 | S 14 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | E 4 | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | NW 3 |
63 | 95 | 136 | 115 | 96 | 66 | 52 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 362 | 810 | 894 | 1023 | 801 | 324 | 324 | 102 | 102 | 798 | 994 | 89 | 70 | 119 | 136 | 213 | 217 | 323 | 111 | 321 | 216 | 216 | 295 |
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