Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.56° N 2.46° W

Fortuneswell/West Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.7° 

Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1008
935
850
716
690
804
1012
573
487
453
338
184
196
157
108
86
65
64
62
91
86
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:53AM2.24m
10:11PM2.17m
10:31AM2.14m
10:51PM1.99m
11:10AM1.97m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.25m
3:15AM0.27m
3:41PM0.31m
3:59AM0.38m
4:28PM0.41m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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7:07
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6:51
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6:49
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6:46
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
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