Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, W swell with 901 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 2.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim run for Widemouth Bay. The forecast is a real mixed bag of poor conditions, with hardly anything that gets the blood pumping. The water is sitting at 66°F which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.
The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t roll in until Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning shows a 6ft swell from the west, but it’s a short period of 8 seconds and a cross-shore breeze. It’s a marginal call, and the energy is moderate (413). The afternoon bumps up to 7ft, but the wind goes cross-shore and lumpy, so it’s not great.
The next day, Thursday the 3rd of September, offers a little window. The morning has a 4ft west swell, a light cross-offshore breeze from the southeast, and it’s clean. The energy is a bit weak (190), and the period is a short 7 seconds, so it won’t be a classic, but it’s surfable. That’s about as good as it gets.
Then we’re back into a long stretch of onshore and cross-onshore winds with messy, lumpy conditions. The swell sticks around but the quality is shot. The combined energy readings are all over the place, from moderate (171) to strong (460), but it’s all blown out.
The only real standout, and it’s a long way off, is on Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning shows a massive 10ft swell from the west with a very long period of 16 seconds. The energy is extreme (4938), a proper groundswell. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore from the south, which will create a lumpy cross-chop. That kind of long period is better suited to a point or reef, not a beach and reef setup like Widemouth. This is only for the experts, and even then, the wind is a problem. The afternoon drops to 8ft but the wind goes cross-onshore, making it a write-off.
Overall, it’s a frustrating outlook. The best you can hope for is a few clean, small waves on the morning of the 3rd of September. Everything else is a battle against the wind or just too messy to bother with. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough one to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 168 | 128 | 540 | 236 | 92 | 92 | 462 | 412 | 235 | 359 | 901 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:29PM5.59m | 4:55AM5.70m | 5:16PM6.12m | 5:37AM6.20m | 5:54PM6.65m | 6:12AM6.68m | 6:28PM7.13m | 6:45AM7.09m | 7:01PM7.51m | 7:18AM7.40m | 7:33PM7.75m | 7:50AM7.58m | 8:06PM7.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM2.47m | 10:49PM2.20m | 11:07AM2.00m | 11:33PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.51m | 00:09AM1.22m | 12:20PM1.06m | 00:41AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.69m | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.30m | 1:54PM0.30m | 2:13AM0.25m | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NE 4 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 14 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 412 | 235 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | NE 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 168 | 128 | 540 | 236 | 92 | 92 | 462 | — | — | 359 | 901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 273 | 234 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 299 | 251 | 201 | 93 | 39 | 184 | 185 | 279 | 226 | 50 | 474 | 242 | 490 |
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