Kimmeridge Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it's Rusty here. I've had a proper look at the charts for our patch, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough one. We're looking at a 16-day window that's pretty much a write-off for anything decent. The whole run is a desert.

Let's get the bad news out of the way. We're looking at a full 16-day gap with no real surf on offer. There's simply nothing to recommend. The conditions are just a constant battle of tiny, weak swell and wind that's always in the wrong place. The only break we've got to look at is Kimmeridge Bay.

The water is a bit of a talking point, though. It's sitting at a very unusual 68°F – that's a massive 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year, which is really strange.

Now, for the day-by-day grind. Saturday the 1st of August? A tiny 0.3ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, but the combined energy is a pathetic 3. The wind is cross-off in the morning, but that's not enough to do anything with a swell that small. The afternoon goes to a 25 mph cross-shore, making it a complete mess.

Sunday the 2nd is more of the same – 0.7ft swell, 8-second period, energy sitting at 7. The wind is offshore in the morning, but it's a flat spell. The whole first week is a story of small, weak swells (0.3ft to 5ft) and winds that are either cross, cross-on, or just too strong. The energy levels barely scrape into double digits, apart from Wednesday the 5th when a 5ft, 6-second wind swell from the SW shows up with a moderate 143 energy, but it's accompanied by a 19-22 mph cross-on wind. That's just a lumpy, choppy mess – not for paddling, that's kite-surfing conditions if you're keen.

The pattern doesn't improve. The second week is a bit of a blur of tiny signals. You get a morning of glassy conditions on Tuesday the 11th of August, but with a swell of only 1.0ft and energy of 7, it's flat calm, not surfable. The only other notable moment is the morning of the 16th of August, with a 2ft, 4-second wind swell from the west and a 22 mph cross-off wind. The energy is only 15, and while the wind is offshore, that short period and tiny size mean it's not going to break with any shape.

So, to sum it up: there's no standout, no promise, no hope. It's a flat spell. The swell is tiny, short-period, and the wind is almost always a problem. For an area like this, a blank run like this is more normal than not. We just have to wait for the next system to roll through. Keep the boards waxed, but don't bother checking the cams for a while.

Rusty.

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