Surf Forecasts:
Kimmeridge Bay surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, WSW swell with 30 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 0.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kimmeridge Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Kimmeridge Bay. Straight up, I gotta be honest with ya – this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, if I’m being straight with you. There’s no real surf to speak of.
We’ve got a long stretch of days where the swell is barely a bump. Thursday the 30th of July we’re looking at a tiny 1ft to 2ft from the SW with a short period of 4 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak (6) on the morning – not enough to get excited about. The wind is cross-shore, messing up what little bit of wave there is. That’s the story for the next few days, really. Friday the 31st has a clean morning with light cross-offshore winds, but the swell is only 0.7ft – basically a lake. The energy is a tiny (5).
Saturday the 1st of August is the same sad story: 0.3ft of swell with a 10-second period, but that’s a long period for such a tiny wave, and the energy is only (3). It’s just not happening. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’s not messy, but there’s nothing to ride.
We go through the whole first week of August like this. Monday the 3rd sees a bit of a bump with a 9-second period SW swell at 1ft, but the energy is still weak (19). The morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but it’s just not enough to push a decent wave. The water, by the way, is much warmer than normal for this time of year, coming in at 69°, but that’s not much comfort when you’re just floating around.
The middle of the month is no better. The 9th of August has a tiny 0.3ft swell with a combined energy of just (1). The only slight glimmer is on the afternoon of the 9th, when a 3ft SW swell shows up with a 4-second period and an energy of (22), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Still not surfable.
The 10th of August (Monday) has the best combined energy of the whole run, a moderate (54), with a 2ft SW swell at 7 seconds. But the wind is onshore and choppy in the afternoon. It’s a tease.
And that’s it. The 14th of August (Friday) finishes with a 1.0ft to 2ft messy bump. The break is a reef, very consistent, and it’s exposed to the SW, which is the right direction. But the swell just isn’t there. This is one of those blank runs that’s pretty normal for the area when the wind and swell don’t line up. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
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 kJ | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.97m | 9:14AM1.74m | 9:23PM2.04m | 9:46AM1.79m | 9:54PM2.06m | 10:19AM1.81m | 10:28PM2.04m | 10:54AM1.81m | 11:03PM1.98m | 11:32AM1.77m | 11:42PM1.86m | 12:14PM1.68m | 00:26AM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.44m | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:21PM0.44m | 4:54AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:23AM0.19m | 5:15PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.53m | 6:14AM0.30m | 4:45PM0.57m | 6:31AM0.39m | 5:26PM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | W 12 | W 4 | SW 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | W 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 312 | 235 | 232 | 337 | 310 | 260 | 175 | 260 | 238 | 160 | 143 | 176 | 179 | 160 | 312 | 238 | 373 | 589 | 238 | |
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