Surf Forecasts:
Sauble Beach surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, SSW swell with 19 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sauble Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sauble Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sauble Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Sauble Beach.
To be straight with you, mate, it’s a pretty bleak outlook for the next 16 days at Sauble Beach. The guidance points to Sauble Beach as the main spot, labelled as advanced and fairly consistent, but when you dig into the numbers, there’s hardly any real swell to ride. The whole stretch from Tuesday the 18th of August right through to Wednesday the 2nd of September is basically flat or offering tiny, weak, messy slop that’s not worth paddling out for.
The first couple of days kick off with a bit of activity, but it’s nothing to get excited about. Tuesday the 18th starts with a tiny SW swell of 1 ft, coming from the onshore wind, and a weeny period of only 3 seconds – that’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined energy is only 2 (weak). Tuesday afternoon gets a touch bigger, 3 ft from the SSW, but still a poor 4-second period and energy up to 19 (still weak). And that’s as good as it gets for the whole forecast. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore through these days, so the surf is messy. Wednesday the 19th morning goes flat with zero energy, and we get a bit of a cross-offshore NW breeze, so the water looks clean, but there’s no surf to ride.
From Wednesday the 19th onward, it’s a long, dry gap. There are some mornings with clean conditions from light NNW or N winds, but the swell is either nonexistent or barely 1.0 ft to 1 ft with terrible 3-5 second periods. The combined energy never gets above 6. You’re looking at over a week of nothing, from around Wednesday the 19th all the way to the end of the month, with only a few stray days showing tiny bumps that won’t hold you up.
The water temperature on Tuesday morning is 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, with an anomaly of 3°, so that’s a bit notable – it’s warmer than average.
Given the forecast, there are honestly no standout days. The whole period is a write-off for any decent surf. For advanced surfers, even the tiny 3 ft on Tuesday afternoon is too small and weak to be fun. Beginners won’t find anything rideable either. There are some glassy days late in the month, like Monday the 31st of August with SE and NNE winds giving flat calm water, but zero swell. The only real positive is that Sauble Beach is fairly consistent, so this blank run is not the norm, and forecasts can change for the better. But for now, leave the boards at home and enjoy the beach.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — |
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 kJ | 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 31 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 54 | 58 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 857 | 766 | 766 | 1179 | 861 | 850 | 868 | 863 | 1170 | 3291 | 861 | 1118 | 1118 | 1179 | 1177 | 766 | 445 | 763 | 763 | 766 |
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