Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.56° N 2.46° W

Fortuneswell/West Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
18.4°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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
355
142
110
200
86
65
53
62
104
69
57
54
45
31
27
39
22
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:51PM1.99m
11:10AM1.97m
11:35PM1.75m
11:56AM1.76m
8:02PM0.87m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.31m
3:59AM0.38m
4:28PM0.41m
4:43AM0.52m
5:15PM0.54m
8:51PM0.85m
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clear
clear
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7:11
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6:49
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6:44
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
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