Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1
W
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111110415151515151414456667898816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3112231111355714619617412181795270129150251578116119211364810729
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
S
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.29
11:55PM
1.41
8:43AM
0.81
12:26PM
1.13
12:53AM
1.27
8:51AM
0.78
1:48PM
1.04
9:23PM
0.93
2:17AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.54
5:47AM
0.57
9:10AM
0.81
5:51PM
0.68
6:45AM
0.69
10:30AM
0.73
6:57PM
0.82
10:58PM
0.89
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset---7:53-------7:54-------7:57----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------1----11---11-1
Temp. °C121312888666878101110968999999
Feels °C (?)10950010322113432-2-2-1-2-2-201
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