
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | 161 | 23 | 31 | 69 | 151 | 200 | 127 | 98 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 88 | 194 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — |
46 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 35 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
9 | 161 | 18 | 31 | 69 | 151 | 200 | 127 | 98 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 88 | 194 | 258 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 12 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 466 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 177 | 238 | 143 | 238 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 238 |
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