Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, E swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kimmeridge Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Kimmeridge Bay in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Kimmeridge Bay over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a quiet spell for this little reef. The whole period is a struggle, with hardly any proper push behind the waves.
We kick off on Wednesday the 8th of July with barely a ripple – tiny 0.3ft west swell, weak energy (3), and cross or cross-onshore breezes. Nothing doing. Thursday the 9th morning goes glassy which is beautiful for the soul, but still with that same empty 0.3ft swell. Friday the 10th brings a little bump to 1ft, but it’s short-period windswell from the ESE at only 4 seconds, and the energy is still weak (9). The wind is cross-shore, so it’s messy. Not worth a paddle.
Saturday the 11th offers the most hope in this first week. The swell picks up to 3ft from the east, with a bit more energy behind it (44), and a clean, cross-offshore breeze in the morning. That ENE wind will groom it nicely. The period is still a short 5 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and soft, but for a beginner to intermediate session it’s the pick of a very quiet bunch. By the afternoon it gets lumpy again.
After that, the forecast just noses over. From Sunday the 12th onwards we’ve got days with barely any swell, often under 0.3ft or flat (0 energy) with strong, fresh breezes kicking up chop. Tuesday the 14th afternoon sees a jump to 5ft from the east with moderate energy (119), but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy. It’s a poor surf call.
There is a real gap here – from about the 13th through to the 22nd, you’re looking at mostly tiny or flat conditions. The only other spike is Thursday the 23rd of July, with a 5ft east swell and moderate energy (150), but it’s onshore from the SSW and the period is short again at 6 seconds. That’s beginner-to-intermediate height, but blown out by the onshore wind. It’s frustrating.
Honestly, for the next two weeks, the surf is poor. If you’re desperate, Saturday morning the 11th is your best window, but don’t expect much. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. The water temp is about average for this time of year, no major anomaly to report.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | W 12 | E 6 | W 11 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.49m | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:55PM1.46m | 3:18AM1.43m | 4:22PM1.50m | 4:51AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.64m | 6:03AM1.57m | 6:31PM1.81m | 7:00AM1.70m | 7:20PM1.97m | 7:50AM1.81m | 8:07PM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.43m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:51AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.71m | 9:49AM0.53m | 11:08PM0.67m | 11:24AM0.56m | 1:02AM0.53m | 1:20PM0.51m | 2:12AM0.34m | 2:27PM0.42m | 3:06AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.34m | 3:55AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 31 | 187 | 250 | 158 | 364 | 250 | 146 | 290 | 219 | 119 | 300 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 231 | 108 | 130 | 231 | 108 | 108 | 179 | 157 | 173 | 189 | 174 | 580 | 260 | 493 | 386 | 236 | 206 | 561 | 247 | 217 |
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