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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 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
9.1° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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 (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
2.4
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)88887777712201818161616166788776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)312915141413138714378315021626426817744997615291320537444289
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
SW
25
S
35
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
1.85
7:25PM
1.68
1:27AM
0.67
7:28AM
1.96
1:15PM
0.51
7:49PM
1.78
2:05AM
0.64
7:53AM
2.06
1:59PM
0.45
8:16PM
1.86
2:46AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.47
11:43PM
0.58
2:40AM
0.63
12:25PM
0.50
3:15PM
0.38
12:17AM
0.52
3:23AM
0.59
12:55PM
0.42
3:50PM
0.32
12:53AM
0.48
3:56AM
0.57
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:02-------8:00-------8:00-------
Sunset--4:37-------4:38-------4:40-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1------111--------12121
Temp. °C799101010101010109910999891098998
Feels °C (?)3777677777654331-3-3-2-30121
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