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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | |
4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 60 | 38 | 71 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 74 | 71 | 87 | 65 | 53 | 106 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.91m | 7:49PM2.05m | 8:07AM1.99m | 8:27PM2.13m | 3:13AM0.27m | 8:48AM2.00m | 3:43PM0.37m | 9:06PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.10m | 00:40AM0.15m | 12:51PM0.08m | 1:15AM0.11m | 4:11AM0.24m | 1:26PM0.12m | 4:28PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | 8:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 15 | — | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 60 | 38 | 71 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 74 | 71 | 87 | 65 | 53 | 106 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 225 | 225 | 352 | 351 | 351 | 295 | 295 | 44 | 102 | 157 | 362 | 391 | 391 | 225 | 119 | 199 | 120 | 120 | 102 | 102 | 119 | 306 | 161 |
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