Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, WNW swell with 376 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW 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 Friday (Jul 31) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. 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 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM. 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+) | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real about this stretch of coast. We’ve got a pretty grim start, with the whole 16-day window looking like a write-off for anything decent. There’s a gap of about a week with nothing worth paddling out for, and it’s not until the very end that we finally see a pulse of energy, but even then the wind is going to mess it up.
The story begins on Saturday the 25th of July. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the WNW, but it’s getting battered by a solid 19 mph onshore wind. The water is 63° here, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when the surf is blown out. The combined energy is a weak 42, so there’s just nothing to work with. This poor pattern keeps going. Sunday the 26th brings a jump in size to 6ft, but it’s a messy cross-onshore wind and a short period of 7 seconds, with a moderate energy of 346. It’s lumpy and ugly.
Monday the 27th is smaller, Tuesday the 28th is tiny and glassy in the morning with only 2ft and an energy reading of 38. Wednesday the 29th is the same story – glassy, but barely a ripple. Thursday the 30th sees a bit of a lift with a 4ft swell, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy.
The only bright spot in the whole run is very brief. Friday the 31st of July in the morning, the wind goes glassy, and we have a 3ft swell from the WNW. The combined energy is a weak 58, and the wave comment says it’s surfable but very ordinary. That’s your best bet, and it’s not saying much. The rest of the window is a washout. Saturday the 1st of August, Sunday the 2nd, all cross-onshore, choppy, and poor. The second week is even smaller and more hopeless. By the 9th of August, the swell pumps up to 6ft from the WNW, with a moderate energy of 295, but it’s pinned by a solid 16 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s a messy, strong wind-chop, which is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Honestly, this is a tough one. The only time you might scrape a session is the glassy morning of Friday the 31st of July at Widemouth Bay. It’s a beach and reef break, fairly consistent, and that offshore wind will make it clean, but the swell is ankle-snappingly small. Don’t expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 171 | 346 | 330 | 266 | 113 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 24 | 121 | 97 | 73 | 58 | 48 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 7:44AM7.03m | 8:01PM7.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:50PM0.78m | 2:11AM0.71m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 2 | — | 73 | 58 | 48 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 171 | 346 | 330 | 266 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | 121 | 97 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 577 | 804 | 272 | 85 | 272 | 234 | 92 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 71 | 242 | 239 | 88 | 271 | 86 | 0 | 98 | 44 |
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