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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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
9.0° 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 1AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)11ft (3.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (21 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
4
S
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
1.1
WSW
1.3
SW
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.3
SSE
1.6
SW
2
SSE
1.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
3
WSW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSW
5
SW
Period(s) (?)898714107888710716171716161515146718
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1805215383643745933411111905150812905454784328652758244250121909131462329736541014298
Wind
(km/h)
65
SSE
40
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SE
65
S
60
S
55
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SW
40
W
30
WSW
20
SW
25
S
35
SSE
45
SE
55
SE
40
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.45
8:16PM
1.86
2:46AM
0.61
8:23AM
2.13
2:42PM
0.39
8:47PM
1.92
3:48AM
0.58
8:57AM
2.17
3:49PM
0.35
9:21PM
1.94
9:32AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.42
3:50PM
0.32
12:53AM
0.48
3:56AM
0.57
1:35PM
0.36
4:20PM
0.31
1:35AM
0.45
4:11AM
0.58
2:24PM
0.31
4:35PM
0.34
2:24AM
0.43
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:58-------7:58-------7:56-
Sunset4:40-------4:42-------4:44-------
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mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-631-151111-121-----1441
Temp. °C109898811101010109999998888788
Feels °C (?)-31220-1-2-2-1-12123512320-2-4-1-1
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