Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, E swell with 148 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Kimmeridge Bay.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty bleak outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long run of poor surf conditions stretching from now, the 8th of July, all the way through to the 20th of July. That’s nearly two weeks of flat to tiny waves with rubbish wind. There’s almost nothing to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 5° above average, so you’ll be comfortable in a shortie or even a spring suit if you’re tough enough.
The first glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until the morning of Monday the 21st of July. We finally see a bit of life with a 5ft swell from the east, and the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s windswell and a bit weak, but the energy is moderate (131). The kicker here is the wind: glassy, dead calm. That’s rare and precious. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and the score is a 1/10, so don’t expect magic. It’s a reef break that’s very consistent, so there will be something to ride, but it’s a far cry from epic. The afternoon gets messy again with a cross-onshore wind, so your window is that morning session.
After that, it falls apart again. There’s a pulse of swell on Thursday the 23rd of July with a 6ft south-west swell and moderate to strong energy (229), but the wind is a strong cross-onshore at 25 mph, making it messy and blown-out. That size is pushing into the intermediate zone, but the conditions will be poor for anyone.
So, the standout here is the morning of the 21st of July. It’s the only time the wind and swell line up to give you anything clean. It’s a week and a half away, so that long-range call is promising but less certain. For the rest of the period, it’s a long gap of flatness and onshore slop.
I’m not holding my breath for this one, lads. We’ll need some luck and a change in the forecast to get anything decent.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | W 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | E 7 | W 11 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 7:50AM1.81m | 8:07PM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:20PM0.34m | 3:55AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 129 | 182 | 123 | 373 | 366 | 280 | 509 | 353 | 266 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 205 | 108 | 108 | 231 | 108 | 151 | 179 | 151 | 160 | 199 | 173 | 198 | 207 | 493 | 493 | 236 | 255 | 561 | 247 | 111 |
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