Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kimmeridge Bay today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kimmeridge Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kimmeridge Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | 86 | 53 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.25m | 1:22PM1.21m | 1:44AM1.06m | 4:19PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.79m | 6:38AM0.77m | 8:17PM0.87m | 8:13AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | SW 10 | — |
— | — | — | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 10 | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
83 | 86 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 510 | 312 | 126 | 0 | 126 | 143 | 143 | 240 | 312 | 179 | 189 | 108 | 112 | 152 | 108 | 217 | 238 | 108 | 232 |
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