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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
9.5° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)66671388720181716161514666655666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92118625553698265196338414376248144140121125127915967899692
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.72
6:41PM
1.73
6:44AM
1.92
7:06PM
1.91
1:31AM
0.37
7:12AM
2.08
1:43PM
0.18
7:34PM
2.05
2:20AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.26
1:20AM
0.42
1:50PM
0.20
11:57PM
0.33
2:05AM
0.37
12:19PM 2:37PM
0.14 0.17
12:23AM 2:54AM
0.22 0.33
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:17-------6:20----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C991012121211101010101010988810121210998
Feels °C (?)434899754321221113574343
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