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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
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 (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101056676719181817171616916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)406277200200147122987911087146145118404833502614534414351268261261264
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
30
WSW
40
SSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
45
S
55
S
40
NW
25
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.87
4:15AM
1.33
9:24AM
0.93
4:54PM
1.23
10:03PM
0.85
5:26AM
1.45
9:38AM
0.88
5:51PM
1.34
10:37PM
0.81
6:07AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.76
10:13PM
0.86
8:00AM
0.90
11:14AM
0.87
8:21PM
0.79
11:20PM
0.82
9:20AM
0.88
12:04PM
0.75
9:21PM
0.78
12:05AM
0.77
12:49PM
0.65
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----8:04-------8:04-------8:03---
Sunset------4:30-------4:32-------4:34-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------11-1961--122-21
Temp. °C9765578989101099106789991099
Feels °C (?)42221366105760-1-313322212
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