Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, W swell with 1,146 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 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Widemouth Bay.
Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the most part. The whole first week is a write-off. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions with hardly any decent swell and a lot of lumpy, choppy wind. It’s only really from Monday the 7th of September that we get a flicker of something interesting.
August 27th to September 6th: Don’t bother paddling out. It’s almost entirely junk. The best looking numbers are on Saturday the 29th in the afternoon with a 7ft swell from the W, but it’s got an onshore wind at 25 mph, which is just messy. The water is sitting at 66°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – 4° above average – so that’s a nice surprise if you're just having a dip, but the surf is terrible. Combined swell energy is in the moderate range, getting up to 548 on that Saturday, but with that wind, it’s no good for a paddle. For the rest of this period, it’s small, weak, cross-onshore slop. There’s no standout here.
September 7th (Monday) morning: This is the only thing that gets my pulse up. We’ve got a solid 10ft swell coming from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 1604 (1604), which is proper power. Wind is light from the WNW at 6 mph – light cross-onshore with small wind ripples. It’s marginal surf, but that’s the closest we get to a real wave. At 10ft this is only for experienced surfers. The size and power will be too much for beginners. There’s a chance it could be a bit fat and dumpy for a beach break, but if you’re happy to work for it, that morning is your best bet. After that, Monday afternoon drops to 6ft with near glassy conditions (W, 3 mph), so it cleans right up but the size drops.
September 8th to 11th: Back to mediocre. Tuesday the 8th has a long period SSW groundswell at 4ft, 11 seconds from the W, but the wind is cross-shore and pushing it around. Combined energy is a moderate 514, but the quality isn’t there. Thursday the 10th is super small with light winds, and then Friday the 11th is just big wind and messy cross-chop. Nothing to get excited about.
So, to be honest, the only real standout is the morning of Monday the 7th. It’s not perfect, but it’s the only time in this whole forecast that has proper size and manageable wind. For everything else, the set-up looks more interesting for a kite surfer than someone with a paddle board.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 22 | 64 | 190 | 58 | 88 | 548 | 649 | 318 | 325 | 554 | 768 | 494 | 295 | 199 | 150 | 81 | 72 | 42 | 40 |
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 | cross | on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28PM7.13m | 6:45AM7.09m | 7:01PM7.51m | 7:18AM7.40m | 7:33PM7.75m | 7:50AM7.58m | 8:06PM7.85m | 8:24AM7.62m | 8:41PM7.77m | 8:59AM7.50m | 9:18PM7.52m | 9:37AM7.22m | 9:58PM7.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.69m | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.30m | 1:54PM0.30m | 2:13AM0.25m | 2:26PM0.31m | 2:46AM0.35m | 3:00PM0.47m | 3:21AM0.61m | 3:38PM0.78m | 4:00AM1.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | 318 | 325 | — | 768 | 494 | 295 | 199 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 42 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 64 | 190 | — | 88 | 548 | 649 | — | — | 554 | — | — | — | — | 150 | 81 | — | — | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 82 | 234 | 242 | 257 | 200 | 242 | 50 | 18 | 417 | 226 | 81 | 226 | 27 | 244 | 223 | 87 | 8 | 238 | 305 |
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