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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | - | - |
| Evening (06 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.78m | 10:10AM1.52m | 10:23PM1.70m | 10:44AM1.41m | 10:57PM1.61m | 11:23AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.29m | 3:07AM0.32m | 3:12PM0.37m | 3:57AM0.38m | 3:59PM0.46m | 4:45AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 6 | W 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | S 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | NE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 293 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 543 | 543 | 333 | 586 | 293 | 293 | 254 | 279 | 279 | 323 | 323 | 579 | 551 | 551 | 459 | 303 | 214 | 182 | 182 |
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