Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 08 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
10.4° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
W
0.2
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515161615141488881111411516151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3062232171272488453473518171631301811232592881481448280
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
1.68
11:00AM
1.45
11:15PM
1.55
11:36AM
1.29
11:55PM
1.41
8:43AM
0.81
12:26PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.37
4:32PM
0.43
5:05AM
0.46
5:10PM
0.54
5:47AM
0.57
9:10AM
0.81
5:51PM
0.68
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:31-------6:28-------6:26----
Sunset-------7:52-------7:53-------7:54
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615141416171817161412111210977776779
Feels °C (?)1214141313161818171613107732-12443202
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