Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kimmeridge Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kimmeridge Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kimmeridge Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | 129 | 145 | 55 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 107 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 62 | 77 | 102 | 120 | 108 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.67m | 12:02PM1.54m | 00:12AM1.45m | 12:37PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.59m | 6:33AM0.54m | 6:20PM0.70m | 6:04AM0.66m | 6:40PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | — | W 8 | — | WSW 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | WSW 6 |
— | — | 87 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — |
60 | 129 | 145 | 55 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 107 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 62 | 77 | 102 | 120 | 108 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 572 | 312 | 21 | 72 | 170 | 186 | 143 | 238 | 312 | 312 | 239 | 72 | 238 | 170 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 126 | 0 |
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