Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.56° N 2.46° W

Fortuneswell/West Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fortuneswell/West Bay sea temperature is
18.4°C
3.1° 

Fortuneswell/West Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fortuneswell/West Bay today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fortuneswell/West Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
3
6
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
45
N
30
N
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:51PM1.46m
8:34PM0.92m
4:22AM1.37m
9:05AM1.11m
4:40PM1.54m
5:47AM1.55m
5:58PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.89m
11:27PM0.62m
7:44AM1.07m
11:56AM0.80m
00:23AM0.44m
12:45PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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7:18
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6:39
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6:37
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4
6
10
4
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
12
11
13
11
Feels °C
15
17
18
16
16
14
15
16
17
17
18
16
15
14
11
5
2
6
4
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