Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 42 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 61 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 40 | 55 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07AM1.77m | 11:15PM1.77m | 11:34AM1.62m | 11:43PM1.56m | 12:03PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.42m | 4:48AM0.39m | 5:03PM0.49m | 5:23AM0.48m | 5:41PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 61 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 40 | 55 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 161 | 288 | 551 | 551 | 295 | 295 | 97 | 155 | 155 | 121 | 121 | 295 | 44 | 57 | 225 | 202 | 155 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 102 | 17 |
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