Kimmeridge Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Kimmeridge Bay.

I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a real tough run for Kimmeridge Bay. The forecast is a long, flat stretch with no quality surf on offer. The combined swell energy barely gets out of the double digits for most of the period, and when it does climb, the wind is always wrong.

We start with a messy, cross-onshore Westerly wind on Wednesday, 2nd September, with a bumpy 6ft SW swell. The combo energy is only 216 (moderate) but the wind is just wrecking it. That sets the tone for the first week. Through Thursday and Friday, the wind stays cross or cross-on, with lumpy, poor conditions. The swell tries to push up to 7ft on Friday morning the 4th, with a moderate cross-off breeze and combined energy of 377 (moderate), but it’s still flagged as poor surf. The rest of the first week drops off into tiny, weak waves, with energy levels in the 20s and 30s. The wind is generally choppy or lumpy, never clean and glassy.

The gap of poor surf conditions continues through the entire second week. Into the 10th of September, we see another pulse of 7ft swell from the WSW, with a combined energy of 418 (moderate), but again, the wind is a moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop. It’s just not coming together. The rest of the period from the 11th to the 17th is a grim mix of tiny swell, strong onshore winds, and very low energy, with many readings showing combined energy in the single digits and teens. By the 16th, we’re looking at a near gale from the WSW, blowing the tiny 0.7ft swell to bits.

The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is a huge 6° above normal for the time of year – that’s very unusual. But the surf just isn’t cooperating. There’s no standout session, no window of clean, rideable waves. For a spot that’s usually very consistent, this is a stubbornly poor run. It’s a real bummer, but sometimes the ocean just doesn’t want to play ball.

Rusty out.

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