Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, E swell with 123 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
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Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – for Kimmeridge Bay, it’s looking pretty bleak for a paddle. Let’s have a look.
Right off the bat, the overall pattern is one of very little to offer. For the entire 16-day run, the wave energy never really gets its act together, and the wind is just all over the shop. You’re looking at a massive gap of a week and a half with nothing worth talking about.
We don't get our first real look until Thursday the 10th of July. Even then, it’s not great. On Thursday afternoon we see the swell bump up a touch to 3ft from the east, with a short period of just 5 seconds (so, no grunt). The wind is a cross-offshore, keeping the surface clean, but the combined energy is still only moderate (47). It’s a poor option.
Friday the 11th of July morning sees a little more size at 4ft from the east, but the period is still short at 6 seconds. The wind is a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph, making for a lumpy, choppy mess. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine.
We then get a solid week where the swell barely makes it to 0.7ft. Just flat, clean conditions with onshore breezes. Not a single wave to ride.
The only time we see a pulse of energy that could be considered interesting is right at the tail end of the forecast. Sunday the 20th of July has a morning session with the swell at 4ft from the WSW, an almost moderate combined energy (130), and importantly, a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WNW. The period is still only 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit walled-up and mushy, but that is the best on offer by a long shot. The Sunday afternoon session is similar, with a 3ft swell and 108 energy under the same clean cross-off wind.
Honestly, that Sunday, the 20th of July, is the only real standout, and it’s a promise that is a long way off. Everything else is so small or so wind-chopped it’s not worth getting the wetsuit on for. For Kimmeridge, it’s often like this – runs of nothing can last a while. Keep an eye on the charts, because it can’t stay this flat forever.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 4 | E 5 | W 10 | E 6 | ESE 5 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 6 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 89 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.62m | 11:25PM1.85m | 11:58AM1.59m | 00:05AM1.76m | 12:44PM1.54m | 00:52AM1.65m | 1:40PM1.49m | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:55PM1.46m | 3:18AM1.43m | 4:22PM1.50m | 4:51AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.64m | 6:59AM0.36m | 6:46PM0.68m | 7:31AM0.39m | 7:27PM0.71m | 8:07AM0.43m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:51AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.71m | 9:49AM0.53m | 11:08PM0.67m | 11:24AM0.56m | 1:02AM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 44 | 200 | 89 | 35 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 112 | 189 | 240 | 157 | 198 | 240 | 239 | 173 | 173 | 231 | 173 | 173 | 108 | 58 | 97 | 130 | 111 | 128 | 108 | 97 |
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