
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kimmeridge Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kimmeridge Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Kimmeridge Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 29 | 27 | 67 | 83 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.95m | 7:41AM1.79m | 7:54PM2.11m | 8:23AM1.89m | 8:35PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.40m | 2:55AM0.08m | 3:07PM0.30m | 3:38AM-0.04m | 3:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | SW 10 |
2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 |
40 | 29 | 27 | 67 | 83 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 260 | 198 | 160 | 113 | 97 | 132 | 108 | 108 | 179 | 108 | 108 | 24 | 0 | 111 | 215 | 312 | 312 | 176 |
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