Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 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
12.5° 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 10PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
6
9
17
16
10
11
8
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:34PM1.70m
6:45AM1.75m
7:12PM1.90m
7:27AM1.91m
7:49PM2.05m
8:07AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.37m
11:50AM0.17m
00:08AM0.24m
12:19PM0.10m
00:40AM0.15m
12:51PM0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:52
8:52
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
6
6
9
10
12
11
9
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
5
4
3
3
0
1
5
5
6
4
2
2
2
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
8
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
13
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
1
4
4
7
9
6
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
10
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
2
1
7
7
8
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
5
1
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
7
15
7
10
6
5
2
1
6
17
15
6
2
1
6
9
17
16
10
11
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1021
119
118
213
297
216
324
324
446
235
295
186
216
216
334
356
225
225
225
102
102
102
362
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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