Kimmeridge Bay surf break

Kimmeridge Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kimmeridge Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kimmeridge Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kimmeridge Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
5
1.3
W
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
1
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
9
9
10
10
38
95
141
165
175
152
129
100
22
10
51
25
11
14
9
8
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:48AM1.37m
5:04PM1.41m
5:03AM1.52m
5:50PM1.62m
5:57AM1.69m
6:31PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.47m
11:21PM0.70m
11:47AM0.38m
00:26AM0.58m
12:42PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:49
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
9
8
7
9
10
11
11
10
9
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
3
4
6
6
6
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
1
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
22
10
51
25
11
14
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
13
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
N
4
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
14
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
3
10
1
5
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
9
9
10
10
38
95
141
165
175
152
129
100
54
61
11
2
1
1
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
238
238
340
337
351
487
419
351
423
391
825
891
724
1005
334
334
126
126
44
45
189
334
112
108
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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