Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, WSW swell with 48 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at Kimmeridge Bay for the next couple of weeks.
First things first, it’s a rough start. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, mushy, or wind-affected junk right through the end of July. From Friday the 24th right up to Sunday the 2nd of August, the swell is tiny and the wind is mostly a mess. A few mornings clean up with a light cross-off breeze, but there’s barely a bump to ride. You’re looking at a solid 10-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.
Things finally start to show a pulse on Monday the 3rd of August. It’s still not great—waves around 4 ft from the SW (6-second period) and a moderate combined wave energy of 118. The morning has a clean look with a WNW cross-off breeze, so you’ll find some grovelly, ordinary waves. It’s surfable, but that’s about it.
Now, the standout window. Tuesday the 4th of August is the one to circle. The morning is absolute gold: glassy conditions, a light NNE breeze, and a solid 4 ft SW groundswell rolling in with a 9-second period. The combined energy jumps right up to 308, so there’s proper push behind it. That long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely at this reef setup, and with the wind dead calm, the surface will be like silk. This is the best call of the whole run—clean, punchy, and uncrowded. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
By the afternoon that window closes quick as the wind swings onshore. The rest of the week drops back into marginal or blown-out conditions. A couple of mornings look clean but the swell fades fast. By Thursday the 6th of August, the surf pumps up to 7 ft from the SW (490 combined energy), but it’s being hammered by a strong cross-onshore wind, making it a messy, lumpy mess only for the hardcore.
Overall, there’s a long quiet spell, then one morning—Tuesday the 4th—that makes it all worth watching.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 48 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.27m | 5:25AM1.18m | 5:54PM1.37m | 6:20AM1.28m | 6:39PM1.50m | 7:02AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.63m | 7:38AM1.49m | 7:50PM1.76m | 8:11AM1.59m | 8:21PM1.88m | 8:43AM1.67m | 8:52PM1.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.78m | 00:50AM0.81m | 12:46PM0.80m | 1:50AM0.68m | 1:48PM0.72m | 2:27AM0.56m | 2:25PM0.62m | 2:58AM0.44m | 2:55PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.33m | 3:24PM0.48m | 3:56AM0.25m | 3:52PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | W 11 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 4 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | ENE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 37 | 20 | 48 | 40 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 811 | 584 | 823 | 374 | 170 | 378 | 238 | 143 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 132 | 240 | 175 | 240 | 219 | 175 | 132 | 239 | 349 |
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