Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, W swell with 358 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (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 Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Widemouth Bay in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 1AM. 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+) | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s switch over to feet and Fahrenheit for the same disappointing story. Rusty here, and it’s been a tough couple of weeks to be a surfer at Widemouth Bay.
There’s a big gap of almost two weeks of rubbish surf before anything worth paddling for shows up. From now until early August, it’s tiny, messy, and the wind is all over the shop. The water is about 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only highlight for a while.
On Monday morning, August 3rd, we get a tiny 2ft wave from the west with a 9-second period. The wind is glassy, southwest at just 3 mph, so the surface would be clean, but the energy is weak (59). It’s a beginner’s wave at best.
Things get a bit more interesting on Wednesday the 5th, with the swell picking up to 4ft, then 5ft by the afternoon, all from the west. The period is a short 7 seconds, but the energy jumps to moderate-strong (184 to 219). The problem is the wind is a fresh onshore breeze at 19 mph, so it’s going to be a chop-fest. Not worth the drive.
The energy peaks on Thursday the 6th, with a 5ft westerly swell hitting 254 combined energy, but it’s cross-on with rain. This pattern of size but ruined wind conditions is going to make the place better for kite surfing than surfing.
There is a tiny window on Wednesday morning, August 12th: a 3ft swell from the WSW, 9-second period, with light offshore WSW wind at 6 mph. The energy is moderate (111). That’s clean but small. The next morning, Thursday the 14th, is a similar deal: 3ft from the WSW, glassy southwest winds, and moderate energy (109). If you’ve got a longboard, that’s your best shot in the first two weeks.
The only real standout on the charts is Sunday the 16th. That’s a serious 7ft swell from the WNW with an 8-second period and very strong energy (494). The wind is light and onshore, so it might just hold up. That is strictly for the experienced big-wave crew, and it’s a long way off, so keep your fingers crossed.
Honestly, it’s a quiet spell. That last day in the forecast is the only one that will get the blood pumping, but it’s for experts only.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 76 | 34 | 121 | 181 | 216 | 358 | 254 | 153 | 54 | 41 | 28 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:34PM7.46m | 8:52AM7.17m | 9:08PM7.42m | 9:27AM7.09m | 9:45PM7.25m | 10:05AM6.90m | 10:24PM6.98m | 10:48AM6.62m | 11:11PM6.61m | 11:38AM6.28m | 00:08AM6.21m | 12:43PM5.96m | 1:22AM5.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.67m | 2:53PM0.71m | 3:16AM0.72m | 3:27PM0.83m | 3:50AM0.88m | 4:05PM1.04m | 4:30AM1.14m | 4:48PM1.34m | 5:18AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.69m | 6:19AM1.85m | 6:55PM1.99m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 39 | 11 | 76 | 7 | 121 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 54 | 41 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | N 3 | W 10 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NNW 5 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 4 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 181 | 216 | 358 | 254 | 153 | — | — | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 9 | 402 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 299 | 242 | 152 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 298 | 242 | 63 | 98 | 488 | 280 |
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