Surf Forecasts:
Gordons Bay Harbour surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,633 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 10 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gordons Bay Harbour this week:
The surf forecast for Gordons Bay Harbour over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gordons Bay Harbour in the next 16 days are 2.1m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 11s period and expected on Friday (Jun 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gordons Bay Harbour over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 440 | 369 | 361 | 440 | 0 | 783 | 562 | 539 | 1633 | 1511 | 1143 | 737 | 633 | 469 | 485 | 450 | 281 | 160 | 380 | 1544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.15m | 11:21PM1.38m | 12:06PM1.24m | 00:20AM1.46m | 1:02PM1.33m | 1:16AM1.54m | 1:54PM1.43m | 2:09AM1.59m | 2:44PM1.50m | 3:00AM1.62m | 3:33PM1.55m | 3:50AM1.60m | 4:22PM1.57m | 4:39AM1.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.43m | 5:57AM0.28m | 6:04PM0.37m | 6:53AM0.18m | 7:03PM0.28m | 7:45AM0.10m | 7:58PM0.20m | 8:34AM0.04m | 8:50PM0.14m | 9:22AM0.02m | 9:42PM0.11m | 10:09AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 480 | 440 | 369 | 361 | 440 | 713 | 635 | 562 | 539 | 1633 | 1511 | 1143 | 737 | 633 | 469 | 485 | 450 | 281 | 160 | 380 | 922 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | W 8 | W 7 | S 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — | — | 783 | — | 111 | 220 | — | 151 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 14 | 111 | 90 | 34 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SE 6 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 82 | 8 | 196 | 58 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 2366 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 182 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 25 |
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