Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 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 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101010101044455566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1511037573424040262520109991632333653126132125148205
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
2.15
3:49AM
0.28
9:01AM
2.11
9:21PM
2.14
4:27AM
0.29
9:41AM
2.03
10:00PM
2.07
10:23AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.03
1:34AM
0.08
4:14AM
0.27
1:50PM
0.05
2:12AM
0.10
4:58AM
0.29
2:28PM
0.14
2:57AM
0.16
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:05-------6:03--
Sunset-8:07-------8:09-------8:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1312101098911111211109899101010865810
Feels °C (?)876654599106543224542-1-212
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