Kimmeridge Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.60° N 2.12° W

Kimmeridge Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kimmeridge Bay sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.1° 

Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kimmeridge Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kimmeridge Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Kimmeridge Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
161
23
31
69
151
200
127
98
69
56
56
43
33
36
29
88
194
258
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:06PM1.65m
11:22AM1.60m
11:37PM1.46m
11:51AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.53m
4:12AM0.56m
4:30PM0.62m
4:28AM0.66m
4:55PM0.73m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
13
13
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
9
12
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