Kimmeridge Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's have a look at what's on offer around Kimmeridge Bay for the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you—this is a rough patch for this spot. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for any decent surf. The first decent little pulse doesn't even show up until the very end, on the morning of the 30th of August.

For the bulk of the period, from the 15th right through to the morning of the 30th, we're staring at a long gap of nothing really worth paddling out for. Day after day it's ankle-biters or just messy, short-period windswell, with the combined energy barely getting out of double digits—most readings are sitting between 2 and 98 units of energy—which is basically flat or anaemic. The winds aren't doing us any favours either; it's mostly cross-shore or onshore, often fresh to strong, keeping the surface lumpy and chopped up.

Right at the tail end, on Sunday morning, the 30th of August, we finally see a pulse of something that might get your attention. The swell pushes up to about 4ft from the WSW, and the combined energy jumps to 61 units—still only moderate, but a step up. What really makes this one stand out, though, is the clean, offshore wind from the NNW at 15 mph. That will groom the reef nicely. It's a groundswell with a period of only 5 seconds, so it'll be a bit weaker and less organised than you'd hope, but for a spot that's been dead for two weeks, it's the only chance to get a few reasonable waves on a clean face. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no drama there.

Kimmeridge Bay is a reef break that's very consistent and fairly exposed to the SW, so when there's swell, it can work. But for this window, the 30th is the only real standout—and even then, keep your expectations low. It's surfable but very ordinary, by the numbers.

Rusty

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