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Fortuneswell/West Bay Surf Forecast
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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | W 9 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | |
4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 48 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.75m | 7:12PM1.90m | 7:27AM1.91m | 7:49PM2.05m | 8:07AM1.99m | 8:27PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 42 | 48 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 297 | 323 | 324 | 324 | 299 | 325 | 295 | 225 | 217 | 225 | 352 | 217 | 362 | 368 | 295 | 119 | 47 | 295 | 362 | 298 | 403 | 298 | 225 |
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