Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | WSW 10 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 91 | 187 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.16m | 9:54AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.22m | 9:31PM0.98m | 2:42AM1.04m | 5:15AM1.07m | 10:04AM0.99m | 5:46PM1.27m | 6:28AM1.23m | 10:20AM0.94m | 6:39PM1.46m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.77m | 10:27AM1.00m | 7:35PM0.90m | 11:40PM0.88m | 3:20AM1.04m | 8:01AM0.90m | 11:56AM0.92m | 00:36AM0.73m | 9:34AM0.93m | 12:45PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 5 | SW 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 12 | — | SW 13 | — | — | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | S 15 | W 10 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 36 | 91 | 187 | 275 | 360 | 335 | 289 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 119 | 140 | 149 | 193 | 214 | 214 | 152 | 140 | 182 | 198 | 152 | 152 | 140 | 140 | 152 | 362 | 367 | 539 | 334 | 544 | 325 | 206 |
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