Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 51 | 61 | 42 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 46 | 102 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.14m | 4:39AM0.32m | 10:40AM1.90m | 10:49PM1.97m | 11:07AM1.77m | 11:15PM1.77m | 11:34AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.30m | 5:44AM0.30m | 3:38PM0.39m | 4:13AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.42m | 4:48AM0.39m | 5:03PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 61 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 5 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 51 | — | 3 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 46 | 102 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 429 | 446 | 446 | 561 | 605 | 627 | 225 | 322 | 325 | 208 | 288 | 551 | 894 | 465 | 82 | 97 | 199 | 102 | 298 | 298 | 583 | 334 | 225 |
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