Surf Forecasts:
Atlantic Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with 403 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Atlantic Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Atlantic Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Atlantic Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Atlantic Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, same story in feet and miles. This stretch is a tough one for Atlantic Beach. For more than a week, it’s mostly flat and blown out.
July 2nd? Nothing. The water’s about 82°F, normal for the season, but we’ve got a weak 3ft ESE swell with a 7-second period. Wind is onshore, so it’s choppy. Not worth a look.
The only real window comes on July 3rd, Friday morning. The wind goes glass, and we get a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE. It’s clean but small (energy 57). They say “surfable but ordinary,” and that’s the truth. That’s the high point for a while.
From Friday afternoon into the middle of the month, it’s all onshore wind and messy, short-period slop. The swell does pick up, with waves around 5ft to 6ft between July 7th and 10th, with energy in the 200-350 range. But the wind is strong from the SW, and it’s just a lumpy, choppy mess. On July 11th, you get a 7ft SSW swell with big energy (388), but with onshore wind, that’s a kite-surfing day, not a paddle day.
You get a couple of clean moments on July 12th and 13th. On the 12th morning it’s glassy with a 4ft swell, and on the 13th morning you actually get a light offshore breeze from the NNW, making things clean with a 4ft swell. The period’s still short (7 seconds), so the waves will be a bit weak and fat, but it’s the only time the conditions are any good.
If I had to pick, I’d say Sunday morning, July 12th, or Monday morning, July 13th. It’s not epic, but it’s clean and surfable. The rest of the run up to the 17th? Small, messy, onshore. A lean spell for sure.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 68 | 43 | 31 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 36 | 184 | 173 | 142 | 316 | 204 | 198 | 186 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:46PM0.83m | 11:07AM0.59m | 11:22PM0.80m | 11:49AM0.61m | 00:00AM0.77m | 12:33PM0.64m | 00:41AM0.73m | 1:22PM0.68m | 1:27AM0.69m | 2:15PM0.73m | 2:19AM0.65m | 3:13PM0.79m | 3:18AM0.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.05m | 5:33AM0.05m | 5:08PM0.07m | 6:07AM0.05m | 5:53PM0.09m | 6:42AM0.04m | 6:42PM0.10m | 7:20AM0.03m | 7:38PM0.12m | 8:01AM0.02m | 8:40PM0.12m | 8:48AM-0.00m | 9:48PM0.12m | 9:41AM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 68 | 43 | 31 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 36 | 184 | 173 | 142 | 316 | 204 | 198 | 186 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1032 | 242 | 0 | 1143 | 80 | 592 | 632 | 777 | 1583 | 1879 | 485 | 1139 | 1139 | 665 | 183 | 446 | 379 | 74 | 486 | 74 | 14 |
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The above surf forecast table for Atlantic Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Atlantic Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Atlantic Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Atlantic Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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