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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.38m | 5:20AM1.43m | 6:03PM1.50m | 6:18AM1.51m | 6:47PM1.62m | 7:02AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.57m | 12:23PM0.35m | 00:48AM0.50m | 12:59PM0.36m | 1:24AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 4 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 10 | S 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 55 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 150 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 217 | 295 | 216 | 174 | 216 | 216 | 192 | 191 |
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