Kimmeridge Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. I’m taking a long, hard look at the next couple of weeks here, and if you’re hanging out for a proper session, you’re gonna need some patience.

To be brutally honest, we’re staring down a pretty grim run to start things off. From Monday the 27th of July right through to the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August, it’s a write-off. We’re talking over a week of tiny, weak, and messy conditions. There’s nothing worth paddling out for – it’s all low energy and weird winds. The afternoons are particularly ugly with strong cross-shore breezes just chopping everything up.

Things finally show a hint of life on the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August. Kimmeridge Bay might just squeak out a bit of surfable shape. We’ll see a 4ft swell pushing in from the east, and the wind is going to be blowing offshore from the north-northeast. That’s clean. The wave energy is starting to build up, hitting a moderate 107, but the reality is, it’s still pretty average. Don’t expect any miracles.

Wednesday the 5th of August into the weekend is a real mixed bag of onshore wind and junk, with a bit of a gap in the action. The next potential glimmer comes on Saturday the 8th of August. That morning, it’s glassy – absolute dead calm – and we’ve got a waist-high 3ft swell from the west-southwest. It’s clean, but the energy is still on the weak side at 93. It’s one of those "if you're desperate" windows.

Then we roll into Sunday the 9th of August, and this is probably the strongest swell of the whole outlook. The morning brings a 4ft groundswell out of the west-southwest with a period of 7 seconds. Now, the combined energy is up at a solid 150, meaning there’s proper push behind it. But here’s the kicker – it’s a beach break, and that longer period is going to make it a bit straight and fat. To make matters worse, the wind is just going to be rubbish, chopping it up by the afternoon. For an expert surfer maybe there are some lumps early, but for everyone else, it’s a tough watch.

Honestly, if I had to point to *the* standout, it’s that glassy morning on the 8th of August. It’s a short window, the swell isn’t epic, but it’ll be the cleanest you’ll see the whole forecast. The only other one is the Tuesday 4th of August morning with that offshores. Both are "better than nothing" rather than "go out of your way".

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no need for a thick wetsuit.

Rusty.

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