Surf Forecasts:
Armadale Bay surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NW swell with 1,597 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Armadale Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Armadale Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Armadale Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 Thursday (Aug 13) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Armadale Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 1330 | 524 | 842 | 1009 | 1370 | 1032 | 739 | 404 | 191 | 124 | 55 | 27 | 59 | 51 | 171 | 151 | 104 | 158 | 156 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:03AM3.03m | 4:52PM3.01m | 5:32AM3.10m | 6:08PM3.22m | 6:48AM3.29m | 7:11PM3.53m | 7:49AM3.52m | 8:04PM3.85m | 8:40AM3.72m | 8:50PM4.11m | 9:25AM3.84m | 9:33PM4.27m | 10:07AM3.88m | 10:14PM4.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM1.12m | 11:19PM1.09m | 11:59AM1.01m | 00:37AM0.79m | 1:05PM0.78m | 1:38AM0.43m | 1:58PM0.54m | 2:29AM0.09m | 2:44PM0.33m | 3:14AM-0.15m | 3:26PM0.20m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 11 | W 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 13 | — | 1032 | 739 | 404 | 191 | 124 | 55 | 26 | 59 | 18 | 171 | 151 | 104 | 70 | 68 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 12 | N 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 18 | — | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | ESE 5 | N 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | E 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 808 | 1330 | 524 | 842 | 1009 | 1370 | 228 | 80 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 16 | 66 | 104 | 158 | 156 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 404 | 5 | 186 | 186 | 404 | 158 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1190 | 527 |
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