Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, WSW swell with 47 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's happening for Kimmeridge Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, the outlook is a tough one for the entire sixteen days. The swell is just not showing up with any real strength or consistency, and when there is a little bump, the wind tends to mess it up. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions ahead.
Kimmeridge Bay is a reef setup that needs a decent SW groundswell and offshore wind to work. What we've got on the cards is mostly tiny, weak waves with the odd brief pulse, but the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore. There is a very faint glimmer on the morning of Friday the 31st of July, with glassy conditions and a little 0.3ft westerly swell. It’s pretty much a flat spell though, so don’t get your hopes up.
From the start of August, we start to see a bit more energy in the water. The afternoon of Saturday the 1st of August has a combined swell energy of (113) but it's coming with a strong, lumpy cross-onshore wind from the SW at 19 mph, which will ruin any chance of a clean wave. Sunday the 2nd of August sees the strongest swell of the period, reaching up to 5ft from the SW with a moderate energy (155), but with onshore winds from the S, it’s going to be a messy, bumpy surface. The period is only 6 seconds, so it’s weak, wind-affected crap.
Given that it's a reef break and the wind is almost always onshore when there's any swell, this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the window.
We do get a few clean mornings here and there, like Wednesday the 5th of August with a light offshore breeze from the ENE, but the swell is only 0.7ft. There's just nothing to ride.
The water temperature anomaly is notable: on that first Wednesday morning, the water is 67°, which is 6° warmer than normal for the time of year. That’s very unusual and will feel like a warm bath for a summer surf.
I can't call any standout days here. It’s a bleak outlook for a reliable, consistent wave. All the scores are zero across the board. Sometimes the forecasts can change, but right now, I'd save the wax for another week.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 3 | W 10 | W 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SE 3 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.24m | 3:12PM1.25m | 3:49AM1.13m | 4:53PM1.27m | 5:25AM1.18m | 5:54PM1.37m | 6:20AM1.28m | 6:39PM1.50m | 7:02AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.63m | 7:38AM1.49m | 7:50PM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.81m | 8:36AM0.71m | 9:40PM0.86m | 9:14AM0.78m | 00:50AM0.81m | 12:46PM0.80m | 1:50AM0.68m | 1:48PM0.72m | 2:27AM0.56m | 2:25PM0.62m | 2:58AM0.44m | 2:55PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | W 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | ENE 3 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | SW 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 35 | 44 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 337 | 175 | 713 | 206 | 603 | 595 | 584 | 572 | 466 | 312 | 186 | 310 | 108 | 130 | 108 | 132 | 132 | 312 | 240 |
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