Surf Forecasts:
Baileys Cottage Reef surf forecast from 5 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 6 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 3,009 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 5 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Baileys Cottage Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 05) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Baileys Cottage Reef in the next 16 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 12s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 05) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 5th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 6th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 238 | 195 | 309 | 763 | 657 | 1098 | 2148 | 1030 | 518 | 521 | 286 | 158 | 120 | 113 | 171 | 204 | 229 | 404 | 382 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:52AM1.37m | 1:57PM1.51m | 2:25AM1.41m | 2:30PM1.52m | 2:56AM1.43m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:27AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.47m | 3:58AM1.40m | 4:04PM1.41m | 4:30AM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.14m | 7:52AM0.24m | 8:19PM0.10m | 8:26AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.09m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:20PM0.10m | 9:29AM0.23m | 9:49PM0.14m | 10:01AM0.27m | 10:20PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 223 | 212 | 404 | 309 | 763 | 657 | 1098 | 2148 | 1030 | 518 | 521 | 286 | 158 | 120 | 81 | 171 | 204 | 229 | 404 | 382 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 9 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SE 6 | W 11 | S 21 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 238 | 195 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 153 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 67 | 113 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | W 13 | E 8 | — | NW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 8 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | W 9 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | SW 4 | NW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 115 | 4 | 297 | 157 | — | — | 30 | 64 | 115 | 97 | 33 | 13 | 41 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 453 | 13 | 42 | 416 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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