Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 71 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let's look at what Kimmeridge Bay is serving up. To be brutally honest, the next couple of weeks look like a proper flat spell. For the first week, the wave energy is almost non-existent, with combined energy readings barely getting out of single digits (6-14). You'd be hard-pressed to find a ripple. The water temperature is a balmy 68°, which is about 7° warmer than it should be for this time of year – that's a very unusual anomaly for late July.
Things perk up ever so slightly on Monday, August 3rd. The morning is still poor, but the afternoon shows a tiny pulse of energy hitting 55. There's a 3ft wave showing from the East with glassy conditions. But that's a short-period windswell at 5 seconds, so it'll be weak and won't have any punch. It's only listed as "surfable but very ordinary".
The next possible window doesn't come until the weekend of the 8th and 9th of August. Saturday the 8th shows a 4ft swell from the SW, giving an energy of 54, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore making it choppy. Sunday the 9th is a no-go with strong winds and thunderstorms on the cards.
Further into the second week, you get a couple of glassy mornings, like Wednesday the 12th, but with only 0.3ft of swell – you'd be sitting on your board looking at a flat ocean.
If I have to pick a best of the worst, it's that short window on Monday afternoon, August 3rd. You'll get clean, glassy conditions and the tiniest of waves from the East at around 3ft. It's the only session in the whole 16-day window that gets any kind of positive nod. For everything else, there's just not enough energy in the water to bother. These blank runs are pretty standard for the area when the wind goes wrong, so don't lose all hope.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 12 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
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 kJ | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 55 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.88m | 8:43AM1.67m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.48m | 3:56AM0.25m | 3:52PM0.44m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | W 12 | WNW 4 | SW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | NNE 3 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | NE 3 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 64 | 55 | 128 | 130 | 94 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 589 | 238 | 238 | 312 | 240 | 235 | 635 | 337 | 240 | 799 | 175 | 175 | 238 | 160 | 175 | 0 | 21 | 111 | 65 | 21 |
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