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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 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
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1615151414141313121288884444444181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483331314211203121116655836312318212227342217281884150177
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
1.73
6:59PM
1.58
12:39AM
0.69
7:05AM
1.85
7:25PM
1.68
1:27AM
0.67
7:28AM
1.96
1:15PM
0.51
7:49PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.72
1:39PM
0.56
11:08PM
0.66
1:42AM
0.68
2:31PM
0.47
11:43PM
0.58
2:40AM
0.63
12:25PM
0.50
3:15PM
0.38
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:03-------8:02-------8:00-----
Sunset----4:36-------4:37-------4:38---
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11--------1-----111-1---
Temp. °C999999898899101099999101010109
Feels °C (?)455566454355764565455572
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