Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313136612121212111111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51121510886846233672782432271571231511197573424026262020109
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
0
SSE
5
NNW
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
2.02
8:10PM
2.08
8:23AM
2.11
8:44PM
2.15
3:49AM
0.28
9:01AM
2.11
9:21PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.07
1:02AM
0.14
1:17PM
0.03
1:34AM
0.08
4:14AM
0.27
1:50PM
0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:13-------6:09-------6:07------
Sunset-----8:06-------8:07-------8:09--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1211121112111010989111211119988111112129
Feels °C (?)867688675457776443389973
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