Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, E swell with 170 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 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) 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 1.9m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what Kimmeridge Bay has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a grim run. We're looking at a solid 16-day stretch with virtually nothing worth paddling out for. The first real sniff of anything rideable doesn't show up until Thursday the 16th of July, and even then, it's only just barely surfable. That's over a week of flat, blown-out, or just plain useless conditions. The water temp is sitting at 64°F and that's a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least the swims will be comfortable.
For the first week, it's a write-off. Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th offer up swell heights of just 0.3ft to 3ft, but the winds are cross or cross-on, the periods are short, and the energy is pathetic – we're talking single digits in the combined energy. Thursday the 9th morning goes glassy, which is a tease, but there's no swell to go with it. The pattern just keeps repeating: tiny swell, messy wind, and scores all at zero.
As we push into the second week, Saturday the 11th shows a little flicker of life with a 3ft swell from the east, period of 5 seconds, and cross-off winds in the morning. The energy creeps up to 44, which is still weak, but the break is looking clean. It's a glimmer, but it's not enough to get excited about. Then we hit a couple of days with absolutely zero swell at all on the 13th and the 14th – the combined energy is literally 0.
The real standout, if you can even call it that, lands on the morning of Thursday the 16th of July. There's a 4ft swell rolling in from the east with a 6-second period, combined energy of 91, and clean cross-off winds. The wave comment even calls it "surfable" – which is the first positive word we've seen all forecast. The swell is small and the period is short, but with those winds, it'll be the cleanest the bay looks in the whole window. Even then, it's not a standout by any means, just the best of a bad lot.
That's about all she wrote. This is one of those stretches where the bay just goes to sleep. Keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.54m | 00:52AM1.65m | 1:40PM1.49m | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:55PM1.46m | 3:18AM1.43m | 4:22PM1.50m | 4:51AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.64m | 6:03AM1.57m | 6:31PM1.81m | 7:00AM1.70m | 7:20PM1.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.71m | 8:07AM0.43m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:51AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.71m | 9:49AM0.53m | 11:08PM0.67m | 11:24AM0.56m | 1:02AM0.53m | 1:20PM0.51m | 2:12AM0.34m | 2:27PM0.42m | 3:06AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 154 | 206 | 132 | 327 | 250 | 106 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 239 | 173 | 173 | 231 | 108 | 130 | 219 | 108 | 151 | 151 | 24 | 173 | 199 | 93 | 580 | 206 | 199 | 298 | 332 | 298 |
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