Fortuneswell/West Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.56° N 2.46° W

Fortuneswell/West Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
2.9° 

Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
E
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
20
13
17
17
17
17
16
50
29
61
74
76
90
120
116
116
135
128
102
75
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
10
S
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35AM1.88m
10:47PM2.03m
11:12AM1.82m
11:26PM1.91m
11:54AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.35m
4:22AM0.22m
4:31PM0.35m
5:01AM0.25m
5:13PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
19
20
19
20
19
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
12
12
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