Surf Forecasts:
Widemouth Bay surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with 51 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 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Widemouth Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s switch to feet and miles per hour. The outlook is just the same – flat and grim.
The entire 16-day forecast for Widemouth Bay is a total dud. I can’t find a single session worth paddling out for. We start with nothing, and the whole run is a blank.
From Wednesday the 29th of July all the way to Tuesday the 11th of August, it’s a massive gap of poor-to-nonexistent surf. Swell heights barely push past 3 feet, with periods mostly short and choppy – 5 to 8 seconds. The combined energy figures are pathetic, sitting in the teens or twenties, with the highest – a weak 86 – on the afternoon of the 11th. That’s not energy; that’s a whisper.
Wind is the enemy here. It’s almost always onshore or cross-onshore from the west and northwest, blowing 12 to 15 mph, shredding any chance of a clean wave. There are a few moments of respite – like the morning of the 2nd of August with a light offshore easterly, or the glassy mornings of the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th of August. But with swell barely a foot and a half and short period, you’re just bobbing around. Not worth it.
If you had to pick something, the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August might be the least bad – clean, offshore, with a 1ft W swell at 8 seconds. Energy is only 23, though. You might get a knee-high ride if you’re desperate.
Water temp? No anomaly, so it’s normal for this time of year.
This constant onshore breeze would be better for kite surfing than paddling. For us, it’s a waiting game. Keep the wax in the wrapper.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 11 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 |
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 kJ | 50 | 31 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM6.54m | 6:53PM6.92m | 7:10AM6.83m | 7:27PM7.20m | 7:44AM7.03m | 8:01PM7.39m | 8:18AM7.15m | 8:34PM7.46m | 8:52AM7.17m | 9:08PM7.42m | 9:27AM7.09m | 9:45PM7.25m | 10:05AM6.90m | 10:24PM6.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.06m | 1:17PM0.96m | 1:39AM0.84m | 1:50PM0.78m | 2:11AM0.71m | 2:21PM0.70m | 2:43AM0.67m | 2:53PM0.71m | 3:16AM0.72m | 3:27PM0.83m | 3:50AM0.88m | 4:05PM1.04m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 17 | 7 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 4 | N 3 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 48 | — | 28 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | — | 14 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 242 | 92 | 272 | 309 | 96 | 98 | 310 | 98 | 98 | 115 | 97 | 112 | 97 | 9 | 44 | 79 | 478 | 424 | 852 | 401 |
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