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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | WSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 16 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | S 14 | W 10 | |
11 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 87 | 113 | 115 | 106 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:10PM1.30m | 4:15AM1.43m | 5:46PM1.48m | 5:50AM1.57m | 6:34PM1.70m | 6:45AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.43m | 11:59PM0.61m | 12:14PM0.33m | 00:37AM0.48m | 12:43PM0.25m | 1:02AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | W 10 | S 14 | W 9 | W 10 | S 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 87 | 113 | 115 | 106 | 74 | 64 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 352 | 372 | 421 | 430 | 362 | 435 | 435 | 813 | 1020 | 1021 | 810 | 324 | 324 | 102 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 324 | 325 | 111 | 111 | 150 | 126 |
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