Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 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
11.7° 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 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
9
12
12
12
126
80
51
28
10
10
7
6
12
12
11
11
4
4
10
2
4
4
Wind (km/h)
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:23AM1.79m
7:44PM1.84m
7:56AM1.83m
8:14PM1.89m
2:36AM0.38m
8:26AM1.82m
8:40PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.37m
2:04PM0.25m
2:28AM0.36m
12:31PM0.27m
00:45AM0.30m
3:14AM0.37m
12:54PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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5:47
5:45
5:43
5:41
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8:27
8:29
8:30
8:31
1
1
3
5
8
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
2
1
2
2
5
8
10
9
10
11
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
8
7
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
14
13
5
12
12
12
12
12
51
28
19
12
7
4
3
1
11
4
4
10
2
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
11
10
9
5
7
4
12
3
1
10
4
4
12
12
1
11
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
11
10
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
590
467
402
366
290
176
126
80
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
212
217
225
122
111
95
95
79
111
136
70
138
181
186
165
111
111
123
152
123
123
123
214
225
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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