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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 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
9.2° 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 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
ESE
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
2
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131212888777774122018171616166788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11665583631291514141313861437831482162641752725589451883
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
20
S
35
S
25
SSW
35
S
45
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncrossononcross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
1.58
12:39AM
0.69
7:05AM
1.85
7:25PM
1.68
1:27AM
0.67
7:28AM
1.96
1:15PM
0.51
7:49PM
1.78
2:05AM
0.64
7:53AM
2.06
1:59PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.66
1:42AM
0.68
2:31PM
0.47
11:43PM
0.58
2:40AM
0.63
12:25PM
0.50
3:15PM
0.38
12:17AM
0.52
3:23AM
0.59
12:55PM
0.42
3:50PM
0.32
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:02-------8:00-------8:00---
Sunset------4:37-------4:38-------4:40-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-1-1111--131-------4
Temp. °C888789910101010109910999999999
Feels °C (?)44435777667766764231-1-3-4-1
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