Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, WSW swell with 22 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 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) 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 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you about Kimmeridge Bay over the next couple of weeks. I’ve looked at the numbers, and it’s a tough stretch. Honestly, we’re looking at a pretty bleak run for the next 16 days. There isn’t a single session that stands out as good; everything comes back as poor surf conditions. The first real hope doesn't even show up until Friday the 18th, but even then, the swell is barely a ripple.
We kick off Friday morning, the 17th of July, with a glassy, calm sea and a tiny 0.3ft southwest swell (3 energy), but it’s just too small to do anything. That afternoon, the breeze swings onshore and it gets messy. Saturday the 18th sees a cleaner but still tiny 0.7ft swell with a cross-off wind in the morning, but again, nothing to write home about. The pattern just continues: tiny, weak swells (usually under 3ft and with energy values in the single digits to low teens) that are constantly ruined by cross-onshore or choppy conditions in the afternoons.
There’s a bit of a bump around the 24th and 25th of July. Saturday the 25th has the "biggest" swell of the whole run at 3ft from the west with a cross-off breeze keeping things clean. The combined energy hits 30, which is still weak, but it’s about the best we’ve got. Even so, the period is a short 4 seconds, so the waves will be crumbly and weak. It’s not something I’d get excited about, but if you’re desperate, that’s your window.
After that, it fades back into tiny, poor surf through to the end of the month and into August. The water temp anomaly isn’t given, so I’ll just say it’s probably feeling average for the time of year right now.
To sum it up: If you absolutely have to get wet, target the morning of Saturday the 25th of July for the cleanest conditions on a weak knee-high wave. Otherwise, save your energy. This is one of those blank runs that can happen in this area. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, the surf is not on.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | E 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | N 3 | W 9 | W 3 |
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 kJ | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.86m | 10:14PM2.15m | 10:45AM1.79m | 10:55PM2.03m | 11:26AM1.69m | 11:34PM1.85m | 12:08PM1.58m | 00:15AM1.64m | 12:52PM1.45m | 00:58AM1.43m | 1:45PM1.33m | 1:55AM1.24m | 3:12PM1.25m | 3:49AM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM-0.05m | 5:32PM0.35m | 6:03AM0.02m | 6:12PM0.43m | 6:42AM0.14m | 6:50PM0.53m | 7:17AM0.30m | 7:28PM0.64m | 7:49AM0.46m | 8:03PM0.73m | 8:15AM0.60m | 8:42PM0.81m | 8:36AM0.71m | 9:40PM0.86m | |||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | W 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | E 3 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 8 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | E 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | SW 4 | NE 2 | N 3 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | — | 15 | 45 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 902 | 551 | 493 | 493 | 173 | 260 | 593 | 337 | 261 | 561 | 319 | 206 | 678 | 322 | 799 | 798 | 130 | 323 | 487 | 354 |
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