
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 98 | 94 | 87 | 109 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00PM2.12m | 9:17AM2.20m | 9:43PM1.94m | 9:59AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.29m | 1:47AM0.37m | 2:23PM0.37m | 2:35AM0.50m | 3:17PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
58 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 98 | 94 | 87 | 109 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 |
— | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 9 | — | 46 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 111 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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