Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 15 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 56 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.56m | 12:03PM1.47m | 00:15AM1.36m | 12:44PM1.33m | 9:21PM0.98m | 1:05AM1.16m | 9:54AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.22m | 9:31PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.48m | 5:41PM0.60m | 5:59AM0.61m | 6:26PM0.75m | 10:01PM0.98m | 6:46AM0.77m | 10:27AM1.00m | 7:35PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | S 13 | W 9 | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | SW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | S 14 | — | SW 7 | — | — | S 13 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | — | N 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 288 | 155 | 334 | 161 | 510 | 295 | 102 | 24 | 102 | 102 | 119 | 119 | 446 | 216 | 216 | 111 | 122 | 119 | 140 | 150 | 174 | 152 | 152 |
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