Widemouth Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down for Widemouth Bay.

We’re looking at a pretty grim run of conditions for the next couple of weeks, to be honest. There’s swell around, but the wind is just trashing it day after day. It’s a tough stretch for getting a decent wave.

Looking at Sunday the 13th, just to start the ball rolling, the water temp is sitting at a notable 65°F with an anomaly of 4°F warmer than usual for the time of year. That's a pretty big jump and feels good if you're in the water, even if the surf itself is poor.

The first week is a write-off. From the 13th through the 19th, we’ve got a solid 3ft to 6ft of swell, mostly from the W and WNW, with some moderate combined energy in the 377 to 682 range. But the wind is relentless – cross-on from SW, WNW, and NW at 12 to 22 mph. It's going to be choppy, lumpy, and messy. The water temp anomaly aside, there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

Tuesday the 15th sees a short-period 5ft WNW swell punching in at a moderate 308 energy, but with a fresh onshore breeze and short 8-second period, it's just not offering any decent shape.

A small window of hope pops up on Sunday the 20th. The wind drops to a light breeze, going onshore from the W at 6 mph, with a 4ft swell at 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at a reading of 295. Morning looks like the only chance for a marginal surf, but we’re still talking questionable conditions at best. Crowds are described as ‘often’, so you’ll have company even for a poor session.

After that, we drop right off. Monday 21st through Thursday 24th, the swell drops to nothing – under 2ft – and only 0.7ft on the 24th. The energy drops below 100. There’s a gap of several days here with no real surf on offer. It goes flat.

From Friday the 25th through Sunday the 27th, there's a bit of very small WNW groundswell trying to creep in, 0.7ft to 1.0ft, with periods stretching from 11 up to a very long 16 seconds on Saturday the 26th. The wind is offshore and clean from the E and ENE at 9-12 mph. The combined energy is weak, from 15 up to 93. You get a rating of 1 out of 10 for those two days, described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". Honestly, with that long-period swell and a beach break, it’s going to be fat and straight unless you find a bank. You’d be better off with a longboard just to catch the tiny bumps.

The rest of the window into Monday the 28th is more of the same – tiny, clean waves but no size or power. There’s just no standout session in this entire 16-day run. The wind and the lack of a solid, well-directed swell are the killers here.

Stay patient, let the forecasts evolve. It can only get better from here.

Rusty.

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