Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161616151414138128881097745557888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309024651933279211127116805351738417213821201973674542728282
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
1.08
5:22PM
1.09
9:36PM
0.85
3:44AM
1.26
6:12PM
1.29
6:03AM
1.43
6:42PM
1.51
6:41AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.59
4:02PM
1.08
8:59PM
0.84
11:56PM
0.74
12:18PM
0.43
12:36AM
0.59
12:54PM
0.30
1:10AM
0.46
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset---7:58-------8:00-------8:01----
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------1--------1------
Temp. °C10101010988891010109991099111212121212
Feels °C (?)323456666655555643689988
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