- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Fortuneswell/West Bay Surf Forecast
/ South Coast (36 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 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
11.5° 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 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 8 | |
36 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.83m | 8:14PM1.89m | 2:36AM0.38m | 8:26AM1.82m | 8:40PM1.90m | 3:20AM0.40m | 8:53AM1.77m | 9:04PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.36m | 12:31PM0.27m | 00:45AM0.30m | 3:14AM0.37m | 12:54PM0.21m | 1:14AM0.24m | 4:03AM0.39m | 1:23PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | 8:34 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
 kJ | 36 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 138 | 168 | 181 | 217 | 186 | 165 | 111 | 111 | 123 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 182 | 182 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 295 | 543 | 225 | 214 | 214 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest