Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:45AM0.38m | 9:04AM1.79m | 3:33PM0.54m | 9:08PM2.04m | 3:31AM0.34m | 9:30AM1.85m | 4:31PM0.53m | 9:38PM2.09m | 4:33AM0.32m | 10:01AM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.36m | 4:30AM0.28m | 1:39PM0.41m | 4:36PM0.52m | 2:15AM0.30m | 5:01AM0.28m | 2:16PM0.38m | 4:54PM0.53m | 2:56AM0.26m | 5:18AM0.31m | 2:59PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 11 | WNW 3 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 235 | 322 | 235 | 894 | 330 | 322 | 293 | 173 | 163 | 216 | 216 | 235 | 219 | 214 | 111 | 299 | 214 | 433 | 543 | 214 | 182 | 140 |
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