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Fortuneswell/West Bay Surf Forecast
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Fortuneswell/West Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fortuneswell/West Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | |
20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.25m | 8:02PM0.87m | 2:59AM1.38m | 4:01PM1.30m | 8:28PM0.86m | 4:09AM1.39m | 5:06PM1.38m | 5:20AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.79m | 10:10PM0.72m | 10:42AM0.39m | 7:44PM0.85m | 11:12PM0.65m | 11:38AM0.37m | 00:06AM0.57m | 12:23PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 106 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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