Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kimmeridge Bay today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kimmeridge Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Kimmeridge Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 29 | 63 | 143 | 384 | 813 | 1038 | 939 | 937 | 748 | 1377 | 1275 | 791 | 528 | 397 | 328 | 181 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.16m | 5:40AM1.18m | 5:07PM1.31m | 5:55AM1.36m | 5:45PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.68m | 11:04AM0.82m | 11:46PM0.55m | 12:07PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | SW 15 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 29 | 63 | 143 | 384 | 813 | 1038 | 939 | 937 | 748 | 1377 | 1275 | 791 | 528 | 397 | 328 | 172 | 632 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 152 | 111 | 175 | 112 | 417 | 445 | 445 | 417 | 445 | 434 | 434 | 218 | 167 | 12 | 162 | 236 | 573 | 443 |
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