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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
11.9° 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 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 475 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 97 | 62 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.69m | 7:11PM1.74m | 7:23AM1.79m | 7:44PM1.84m | 7:56AM1.83m | 8:14PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.41m | 1:33PM0.21m | 1:52AM0.37m | 2:04PM0.25m | 2:28AM0.36m | 12:31PM0.27m | 00:45AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:30 | |
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Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
-3 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | — |
366 | 467 | 603 | 654 | 657 | 603 | 707 | 792 | 670 | 661 | 548 | 475 | 377 | 284 | 171 | 97 | 62 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 367 | 297 | 217 | 297 | 297 | 218 | 288 | 297 | 217 | 218 | 149 | 122 | 111 | 95 | 111 | 57 | 111 | 120 | 120 | 111 | 217 | 165 | 165 |
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