Surf Forecasts:
Mad River Beach surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,382 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mad River Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Mad River Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mad River Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 20s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mad River Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 661 | 768 | 688 | 502 | 544 | 462 | 496 | 596 | 1225 | 1059 | 485 | 792 | 830 | 498 | 604 | 571 | 262 | 204 | 122 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM2.00m | 7:43AM1.52m | 8:27PM2.16m | 9:06AM1.50m | 9:07PM2.34m | 10:25AM1.55m | 9:51PM2.51m | 11:35AM1.64m | 10:36PM2.67m | 12:37PM1.74m | 11:24PM2.78m | 1:33PM1.82m | 00:14AM2.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.66m | 1:27PM0.43m | 3:01AM0.37m | 2:19PM0.60m | 3:58AM0.06m | 3:14PM0.75m | 4:50AM-0.24m | 4:09PM0.86m | 5:41AM-0.50m | 5:05PM0.93m | 6:31AM-0.68m | 5:59PM0.95m | 7:20AM-0.78m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:45 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | 8:50 |
mm | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 152 | 661 | 768 | 688 | 502 | 544 | 391 | 496 | 136 | 169 | 1059 | 485 | 792 | 830 | 498 | 604 | 571 | 262 | 204 | 112 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | NNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 130 | 305 | 297 | 336 | 54 | 319 | 316 | 466 | 171 | 14 | 118 | 115 | 103 | 102 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 52 | 54 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | — | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 217 | 128 | 96 | 65 | 380 | 27 | 27 | 295 | — | — | 14 | 103 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 81 | 79 | 102 | 102 | 122 | 271 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 462 | — | 596 | 1225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 56 | 158 | 477 | 0 | 357 | 476 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 218 | 98 | 0 | 238 | 98 | 0 | 17 | 98 | 0 | 96 |
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