Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
16
2.5
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
0.2
WSW
11
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
26
691
574
407
276
12
130
80
12
27
20
10
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
E
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM1.60m
6:45AM1.69m
7:11PM1.74m
7:23AM1.79m
7:44PM1.84m
7:56AM1.83m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.41m
1:33PM0.21m
1:52AM0.37m
2:04PM0.25m
2:28AM0.36m
12:31PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:45
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8:23
8:25
8:27
8:29
1
Temp °C
12
14
10
8
8
9
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
5
6
1
-2
-2
-1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
5
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
6
6
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
5
13
12
12
12
12
49
27
20
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
8
8
6
2
2
1
7
12
26
10
9
4
12
11
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
4
1.8
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
3
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
80
72
52
276
427
578
726
787
787
787
846
800
753
691
574
407
276
188
130
80
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
332
157
173
164
321
295
297
297
297
217
279
306
272
217
218
122
111
111
95
57
95
138
140
140
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
1
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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