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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 pm Friday 29 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 289 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 130 | 109 | 69 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:23PM1.73m | 7:38AM1.62m | 7:54PM1.79m | 2:07AM0.44m | 8:09AM1.63m | 8:21PM1.83m | 2:49AM0.45m | 8:37AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.39m | 1:58AM0.44m | 11:56AM0.36m | 00:24AM0.39m | 2:47AM0.44m | 12:26PM0.31m | 00:54AM0.33m | 3:51AM0.43m | 12:57PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 3 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 94 | 94 | — | 93 | 23 | 15 | 130 | 8 | 69 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 87 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 11 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 289 | 28 | 44 | 19 | — | 109 | 7 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 119 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 143 | 135 | 119 | 24 | 24 | 68 | 91 | 143 | 143 | 91 | 36 | 24 | 82 | 97 | 102 | 100 |
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