Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.1
SW
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
0.1
S
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)14111414131616666126666661091012111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)810191835100003160139141166171181577088164150168142
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
1.92
11:06AM
1.66
11:23PM
1.73
6:58AM
0.53
11:56AM
1.42
7:29PM
0.81
12:14AM
1.52
7:25AM
0.62
1:19PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.26
4:02PM
0.39
4:42AM
0.37
7:56AM
0.51
4:50PM
0.54
8:28PM
0.79
5:31AM
0.50
9:12AM
0.52
5:37PM
0.69
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:15-------8:17
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9788101111121199910121313118768111313
Feels °C (?)0-3-1-1112442322355300-11589
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