Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, WNW swell with 285 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Widemouth Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Widemouth Bay in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey everyone, Rusty here. Let’s be straight – the next two weeks at Widemouth Bay look like a proper struggle. We’re looking at a long, dry spell of flat, weak, and choppy conditions. The first real chance of anything doesn’t come until early August. The water’s sitting around 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal, so at least it’s not freezing.
We start off flat and ugly. Friday the 24th has a tiny 0.7 ft west swell with a short 8-second period and a cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph – pretty messy. Saturday and Sunday the 25th and 26th see a bit more size, from 3 ft up to 6 ft, but the wind picks up to 15-19 mph, cross-onshore, turning it lumpy and poor. That Sunday morning actually has some energy in the water, but the wind just ruins it. The whole rest of the first week is more of the same: tiny surf under 3 ft, short-period, and onshore breezes. Not worth getting wet for.
Then we get one small window on Monday the 3rd of August. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best we’ve got. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze from the southeast, keeping it clean. The swell is a modest 2 ft from the west-southwest, but the energy is weak. However, the afternoon shapes up a little better. A 3 ft west-southwest swell rolls in with a 10-second period and that same clean wind. The energy is moderate, and the report says the waves are surfable – just very ordinary. For this outlook, that’s your pick.
Right after that, it gets ugly again. Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th see more size, with 5 ft to 5 ft from the west-northwest, but the wind screams from the south at 19-25 mph, making it choppy and messy. That set-up would be better for a kite than a paddle board. The second week fades back into tiny, weak, and wind-battered slop.
So, in short: one average session on the afternoon of Monday the 3rd of August is the only thing that gets a thumbs up. Clean conditions, a waist-high wave, and some energy. Everything else is a write-off. It’s a tough period, but the forecast can always change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 147 | 285 | 284 | 140 | 86 | 39 | 57 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:15AM5.32m | 3:49PM5.46m | 4:21AM5.51m | 4:48PM5.77m | 5:14AM5.84m | 5:35PM6.16m | 5:57AM6.20m | 6:16PM6.56m | 6:35AM6.54m | 6:53PM6.92m | 7:10AM6.83m | 7:27PM7.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM2.54m | 9:31AM2.50m | 10:08PM2.38m | 10:34AM2.27m | 11:05PM2.08m | 11:25AM1.93m | 11:51PM1.72m | 12:06PM1.56m | 00:30AM1.36m | 12:43PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.06m | 1:17PM0.96m | 1:39AM0.84m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 69 | 86 | 39 | 57 | 15 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 4 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 3 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 147 | 285 | 284 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 821 | 432 | 810 | 405 | 510 | 804 | 272 | 39 | 42 | 231 | 0 | 44 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 271 | 96 | 115 | 288 | 402 |
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