Kimmeridge Bay surf break

Kimmeridge Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
46
40
53
58
64
124
137
140
119
117
112
106
104
88
65
65
65
63
45
35
34
33
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
N
10
NE
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM1.83m
12:09PM1.47m
00:22AM1.66m
1:13PM1.32m
1:25AM1.49m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.60m
7:39AM0.30m
7:57PM0.68m
8:36AM0.37m
8:57PM0.74m
9:36AM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:59
9:00
9:00
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
16
16
18
19
19
20
21
16
17
18
21
22
22
20
20
20
19
20
22
14
14
13
15
17
15
14
16
18
19
20
20
15
16
18
22
22
22
19
18
18
17
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
Energy kJ
59
46
40
53
58
64
124
137
140
119
117
112
106
104
88
65
65
65
63
45
35
34
33
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
13
12
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
S
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
3
8
9
5
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
45
45
45
111
98
98
97
97
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
108
0
0
24
44
97
108
108
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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