Surf Forecasts:
Baileys Beach surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, SSW swell with 540 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Baileys Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Baileys Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Baileys Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Baileys Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 97 | 62 | 70 | 40 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 415 | 473 | 416 | 371 | 268 | 180 | 100 | 104 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.12m | 12:33PM1.18m | 00:51AM1.01m | 1:24PM1.13m | 1:42AM0.92m | 2:16PM1.07m | 2:33AM0.85m | 3:09PM1.01m | 3:28AM0.80m | 4:07PM0.98m | 4:28AM0.77m | 5:07PM0.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.06m | 6:22PM0.18m | 6:29AM0.12m | 7:24PM0.25m | 7:12AM0.17m | 8:50PM0.29m | 8:03AM0.21m | 10:03PM0.30m | 9:01AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.29m | 9:59AM0.24m | 11:36PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 62 | 70 | 40 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 28 | — | — | 416 | 371 | 268 | 180 | 100 | 104 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 75 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 12 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 97 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 51 | 415 | 473 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3456 | 264 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1112 | 1165 | 522 | 92 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 18 |
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