Kimmeridge Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for us at Kimmeridge Bay. I've got to be straight with you, it's a tough read this time around.

We're looking at a 16-day window that kicks off on the 11th of September, but honestly, there's not a single day in the whole period that I'd call a proper go-out. The waves that do show up are tiny, the wind is often messy, and the whole stretch is marked as "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero across the board. The main issue is that whenever there's a bit of height, the wind is cross or onshore, and when the wind goes offshore, the swell drops right out. You'll see this pattern right from Friday the 11th through to the 14th of September, where the swell sits at 1.6 ft to 4.3 ft but is riddled with cross-shore and onshore breezes, making it lumpy and chop. We also get a bunch of very short-period swells down to 4 or 5 seconds, which just won't produce any meaningful shape.

There’s a long gap of tiny, unrideable surf from the 17th of September right through to the 24th of September, with swell heights mostly 0.3 ft. It’s dead. The combined wave energy during that period is often in single digits, like 8 or 3 (very weak energy), confirming there's nothing to work with.

The only glimmer of something different comes right at the end, on the 25th of September. We see a bit of a bump from the WSW at 1.3 ft, but the period is long at 14 seconds, and it’s coming straight from the SW, which is close to the optimum direction for this spot (SW). The problem is the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 22 mph, so it’ll be lumpy. The combined energy is 44 (weak). Not a goer.

Then on the 26th of September, the wind finally turns offshore from the WNW (22 mph), giving clean conditions. But the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft from the SW with an 11-second period and a combined energy of just 6 (very weak). It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

So, what do I tell you? There's no standout, no best on offer. This is just one of those blank runs for Kimmeridge. The water temperature is 66.9°F and a whopping 5.4°F warmer than normal, which is very unusual for this time of year, so at least it feels like a warm bath out there. But for a surf, you're better off staying home.

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