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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
12.5° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 14 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 14 |
 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) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 7 | — | W 16 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 6 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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