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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
9.1° C
 (Which is 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 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13141414141313131212677710101010101114141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1821109384553247141234227722314728043542342316746616752059264715361338961632
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
20
SE
30
SSW
20
SSE
15
E
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcrossoffoffoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
1.70
12:38AM
0.56
7:10AM
1.94
7:31PM
1.84
1:38AM
0.50
7:35AM
2.08
1:39PM
0.30
7:58PM
1.96
2:25AM
0.46
8:05AM
2.18
2:30PM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.55
2:07AM
0.52
2:40PM
0.27
12:09AM 2:53AM
0.44 0.46
12:44PM
0.28
3:20PM
0.21
12:41AM
0.36
3:30AM
0.43
1:14PM
0.21
3:52PM
0.20
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:18-------7:16-------7:15---
Sunset------5:29-------5:30-------5:32-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------156---4122----11-
Temp. °C9765456554456679109976544
Feels °C (?)1-1-1-2-121-2-4-6-6-5-4-5-44456320-2-2
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