Kimmeridge Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the surf outlook for Kimmeridge Bay.

To be straight with you, this is a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window looks pretty grim. There’s a lot of swell around, but it’s almost always paired with the wrong wind. The water temp is sitting around average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first real week is a write-off. From Thursday the 27th all the way through until the end of the first week of September, the wind is just hammering the bay. It’s a constant cross-onshore drill, with wind speeds mostly between 9 mph and 34 mph. The swell is low and weak, often under 3 ft and with a short period, so the combined energy is tiny (39 to 6). It’s mostly small, choppy, and just not worth suiting up. Even when the swell bumps up a bit, like on Saturday the 29th when we see 8 ft to 10 ft from the SW, the wind is a strong onshore breeze with light rain. The energy climbs to 563 and 903 on those days, but it’s a messy, blown-out mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

We do get a little break heading into the second week. On Friday morning the 4th of September, things finally clean up. The wind turns light cross-off from the NW, only 3 mph, and the swell is 4 ft from the SW with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is 111, which is moderate. It’s surfable, but the conditions are only ordinary. The swell’s a bit short period, so don’t expect a lot of punch. Kimmeridge is a reef, so it handles the swell direction from the SW well, but with this short period, it might be a bit fat.

The next date that offers a sliver of hope is Monday the 7th of September in the afternoon. We get clean conditions again with a light cross-off breeze from the WNW at 6 mph. The swell is 4 ft from the WSW, but the period is short at 5 seconds, so the energy is only 87. Again, surfable but very ordinary.

Then, looking way out, on Friday the 11th of September, there’s a bit of a pulse. The morning brings a cleaner setup with a cross-off breeze from the NNE at 12 mph. The swell is 6 ft from the WSW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is 447. That’s moderate energy. The guidance says this spot is a reef, best with SW swell, but this is a WSW swell, so it’s off-angle. The wind is clean, but the swell is a bit big for beginners and the period is still short. It’s a marginal call, but it’s the best looking option in the whole window. Don’t get your hopes up too much, though, as it’s a long way out.

The rest of the time is just small, weak, or blown out. Kimmeridge Bay is a consistent spot, but this is a blank run you can’t fight. Sometimes it’s like that.

Rusty.

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