Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with 492 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Widemouth Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Widemouth Bay in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 4AM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Widemouth Bay has in store for us.
Straight up, it's a tough outlook. The next week and a half is going to be a real struggle. We've got a long stretch of poor conditions on the cards, with practically nothing worth paddling out for until we get right to the end of the period. The water's sitting at 65°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but that's about the only positive for a while.
The whole run from Saturday the 12th right through to Friday the 25th is a write-off. We're looking at a solid 13-day gap with no decent surf. The swell does show up at times, with some moderate energy readings of 204 up to 649 on the 20th, but every single session is marked by poor conditions. The wind is relentless, mostly a fresh cross-onshore that's just lumping everything up. Even when we get a bit of size, like 5ft to 8ft from the west or west-northwest, it's ragged and choppy. You'd be fighting a losing battle out there. The 18th sees a long period 12-second groundswell at 3ft, but with onshore wind, it's going to be a mess. This stretch isn't even worth looking at.
Finally, on Friday the 25th of September, there's a tiny glimmer. We get a clean session in the morning with light cross-offshore winds from the southeast. The swell is small, just 2ft from the west with a 10-second period, and the energy is weak at 113. It's surfable, but very ordinary. For a beginner at a break like Widemouth Bay, which is fairly consistent, you might find a few grovelly ones, but don't expect anything exciting. It's a long wait for not much.
So, that's the grim picture. When a spot this consistent goes this quiet, you just have to wait it out. Forecasts can change, but for now, it's a long dry spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 337 | 401 | 432 | 325 | 225 | 160 | 146 | 105 | 196 | 287 | 294 | 313 | 340 | 349 | 206 | 252 | 287 | 76 | 162 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM8.12m | 7:46AM7.86m | 8:03PM7.98m | 8:20AM7.70m | 8:37PM7.65m | 8:53AM7.37m | 9:11PM7.18m | 9:27AM6.92m | 9:45PM6.62m | 10:02AM6.39m | 10:22PM6.02m | 10:41AM5.82m | 11:07PM5.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.06m | 1:38AM0.00m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:11AM0.18m | 2:24PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.66m | 3:13AM0.95m | 3:30PM1.13m | 3:45AM1.47m | 4:05PM1.68m | 4:22AM2.02m | 4:48PM2.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 401 | 432 | — | 225 | 160 | 146 | 105 | 56 | — | 294 | 313 | 340 | — | 49 | 50 | 287 | 62 | 75 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 200 | 337 | — | — | 325 | — | — | — | — | 196 | 287 | 15 | 100 | 60 | 349 | 206 | 252 | — | — | 162 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 242 | 42 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 98 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 242 | 242 | 272 | 272 | 42 | 279 | 42 |
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