Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 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
11.5° 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 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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)
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
27
10
10
7
13
12
12
11
11
4
4
2
2
6
8
6
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:56AM1.83m
8:14PM1.89m
2:36AM0.38m
8:26AM1.82m
8:40PM1.90m
3:20AM0.40m
8:53AM1.77m
9:04PM1.88m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.36m
12:31PM0.27m
00:45AM0.30m
3:14AM0.37m
12:54PM0.21m
1:14AM0.24m
4:03AM0.39m
1:23PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:29
8:30
8:31
8:34
5
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
36
27
19
12
7
4
1
3
2
4
4
2
1
1
8
6
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
4
13
12
12
11
11
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
6
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
8
6
2
2
6
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
138
168
181
217
186
165
111
111
123
140
123
123
182
182
225
225
225
225
295
543
225
214
214
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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