Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.71m | 2:52PM0.56m | 8:43PM1.97m | 2:45AM0.38m | 9:04AM1.79m | 3:33PM0.54m | 9:08PM2.04m | 3:31AM0.34m | 9:30AM1.85m | 4:31PM0.53m | 9:38PM2.09m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.47m | 4:01PM0.53m | 1:43AM0.36m | 4:30AM0.28m | 1:39PM0.41m | 4:36PM0.52m | 2:15AM0.30m | 5:01AM0.28m | 2:16PM0.38m | 4:54PM0.53m | |||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 295 | 794 | 295 | 235 | 216 | 322 | 323 | 235 | 2316 | 2316 | 330 | 322 | 293 | 173 | 163 | 235 | 216 | 235 | 235 | 214 |
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