Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, E swell with 83 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Kimmeridge Bay. Fair warning: this forecast is a long, slow burn. Over the whole sixteen days, there isn’t one session that you’d cancel plans for. It’s one of those periods where you’ll be checking the cam a lot and going back inside.
From Thursday the 30th of July all the way through to Saturday the 8th of August, it’s a write-off. Poor surf conditions across the board, tiny swells with weak energy, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore making everything choppy. The water on the 30th of July is 69°F, which is about 7°F warmer than the long-term average – that’s very unusual for the area, but it doesn’t put any juice in the waves.
Your only real window comes on Sunday morning the 9th of August. The wind swings offshore from the NNE, cleaning up the surface nicely. The swell is a small 3ft out of the WSW with a period of 7 seconds, putting the combined energy at 75. It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and that’s the honest truth. For a very consistent reef that can get crowded often, it’s the best you’re going to get. The waves are small enough for intermediates.
After that, the second week fades back into small, wind-affected slop. There’s a 4ft pulse from the East on the afternoon of the 13th of August, but the cross-onshore wind makes a mess of it. Not worth paddling out for.
So, mark your calendar for the morning of the 9th of August. It’s clean, it’s small, and it’s surfable. That’s your lot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.97m | 9:14AM1.74m | 9:23PM2.04m | 9:46AM1.79m | 9:54PM2.06m | 10:19AM1.81m | 10:28PM2.04m | 10:54AM1.81m | 11:03PM1.98m | 11:32AM1.77m | 11:42PM1.86m | 12:14PM1.68m | 00:26AM1.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:21PM0.44m | 4:54AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:23AM0.19m | 5:15PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.53m | 6:14AM0.30m | 4:45PM0.57m | 6:31AM0.39m | 5:26PM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | W 12 | W 4 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | E 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | E 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 11 | — | SW 8 | E 4 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 2 | E 6 | — | — | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 66 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 240 | 260 | 337 | 310 | 600 | 260 | 175 | 260 | 260 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 321 | 321 | 630 | 298 | 223 |
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