Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, W swell with 750 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Saturday (Sep 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m 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 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, Rusty here. Let’s break it down for Widemouth Bay. The 16-day window is looking pretty bleak. There’s a big dry spell from now through mid-September, with mostly cross-onshore wind and lumpy, choppy conditions. Not much worth paddling out for.
Tuesday 8th September starts with a messy 6 ft W swell (combined energy 565) but that 15–22 mph NW wind is cross-onshore, making it choppy and poor. That theme carries through the week: Wednesday has 4 ft, Thursday afternoon gets up to 5 ft from the WSW (224 energy), but it’s all onshore junk. The weekend into the next week stays the same – 3 ft to 5 ft of W swell, but cross-onshore winds ruin it.
Sunday 13th is the first time we get true onshore wind, not cross-onshore, with a 5 ft W swell (362 energy). Still not clean, but a small step in the right direction. Still, the wave comment says poor surf conditions.
Further out, Thursday 17th September – that morning, the wind goes glassy with only a tiny 2 ft W swell. Not big, but that glass is rare. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. Then Saturday 19th September morning sees a cross-offshore breeze with a 2 ft W swell (125 energy) and clean conditions. Not a big deal, but the first time it looks okay for a longboard or a foiler.
The best on offer is probably Saturday 19th September morning. It’s small – 2 ft from the west – but that cross-offshore NNE wind at 3 mph will clean it right up. Combined energy is only 125, so it’s weak, but the water temp is running much warmer than usual for the time of year at 65°, which is a nice bonus for this stretch of coast. It’s a beginner-friendly beach and reef break, and crowds can show up sometimes, so with small clean waves, you might have a few mates out. Otherwise, the whole 16 days is a write-off for proper surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 554 | 440 | 228 | 136 | 60 | 43 | 215 | 585 | 341 | 230 | 107 | 140 | 250 | 363 | 362 | 244 | 166 | 132 | 143 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:34PM6.60m | 5:04AM6.68m | 5:26PM7.23m | 5:51AM7.22m | 6:10PM7.73m | 6:32AM7.62m | 6:50PM8.04m | 7:10AM7.84m | 7:27PM8.12m | 7:46AM7.86m | 8:03PM7.98m | 8:20AM7.70m | 8:37PM7.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM1.66m | 10:59PM1.20m | 11:19AM1.07m | 11:47PM0.64m | 12:03PM0.57m | 00:28AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.22m | 1:04AM0.02m | 1:18PM0.06m | 1:38AM0.00m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:11AM0.18m | 2:24PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.51m | |||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 565 | — | — | 228 | 136 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 585 | 341 | 230 | 107 | 4 | — | — | — | 244 | 166 | 132 | 3 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 554 | 440 | 47 | — | — | 2 | 215 | — | — | — | — | 140 | 250 | 363 | 362 | — | — | — | 143 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 272 | 272 | 50 | 71 | 3 | 242 | 242 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 56 | 267 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 3 |
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