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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | |
122 | 100 | 110 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.48m | 5:50AM1.57m | 6:34PM1.70m | 6:45AM1.75m | 7:12PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.33m | 00:37AM0.48m | 12:43PM0.25m | 1:02AM0.37m | 11:50AM0.17m | 00:08AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 8 | S 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 6 |
 kJ | 5 | 41 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | — | SW 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 122 | 100 | 110 | 64 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 810 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 324 | 102 | 539 | 68 | 57 | 994 | 1080 | 500 | 115 | 111 | 119 | 217 | 323 | 297 | 321 | 326 | 235 | 295 | 174 | 173 |
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