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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | |
0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.14m | 9:02PM0.88m | 1:46AM1.32m | 8:51AM0.60m | 2:51PM1.19m | 9:30PM0.80m | 3:01AM1.35m | 4:10PM1.30m | 4:15AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.74m | 10:08PM0.87m | 7:49AM0.59m | 10:40AM0.55m | 8:09PM0.77m | 11:10PM0.75m | 11:32AM0.43m | 11:59PM0.61m | 12:14PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 |
 kJ | — | — | 117 | 92 | 84 | 48 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | ENE 5 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 145 | 149 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 433 | 391 | 168 | 79 | 79 | 322 | 192 | 325 | 325 | 323 | 299 | 214 | 287 | 434 | 216 | 372 | 414 | 372 | 362 | 362 | 334 | 810 | 813 |
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