Surf Forecasts:
Barrack Point surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 646 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barrack Point this week:
The surf forecast for Barrack Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barrack Point in the next 16 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. 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 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barrack Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
First off, Barrack Point (reef break) is looking pretty slow and messy for the first week or so, but there’s a big pulse waiting in the second half. Water temp is 65°, which is about normal for this time of year.
Right now, don’t plan anything big. Sunday morning August 2nd shows a 5ft SE swell at 12 seconds, but it’s cross-shore and a bit chopped – nothing to write home about. This sets the tone through most of the first week: small, windy, or just ordinary. There’s a brief clean moment Wednesday afternoon August 5th – 4ft S swell going glassy, but it’s tiny. Thursday morning the 6th has 5ft S swell with glassy conditions – smooth but small.
Friday morning August 7th is probably the best of that first week – 5ft S swell, dead calm, glassy. If you’ve got a longboard or a groveler, you’ll find a few fun ones. Otherwise, it’s a lot of waiting.
Then things get serious. Friday morning August 14th we’ve got a solid 10ft S swell with a 10-second period, combined energy reading 2949 – that’s strong to very strong. And it’s glassy. This is expert-only water – that size is heavy. Saturday the 15th keeps that 10ft SSE swell going, with a longer 12-second period, glassy or clean offshore all day – combined energy at 2681 and 2182. This is the standout window. The swell direction (SSE) matches up well with the optimum E direction for this reef, and the wind is perfect. Expect long period groundswell wrapping in with proper shape, but it’ll be powerful and straight on a reef – respect it.
Sunday the 16th backs off a bit to 6ft SSE swell with 11-second period and clean offshore in the morning – still a great session for strong intermediates.
Crowds can pop up at Barrack Point sometimes when it’s good. Over 8ft, this is only for the experienced crew.
The gap from the last small clean session (Friday 7th) to the big swell (Friday 14th) is about a week of flat to ordinary surf. Those long-range standouts on the 14th and 15th are the real highlight – just keep watching the forecasts as we get closer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 785 | 514 | 314 | 184 | 104 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 71 | 139 | 253 | 264 | 347 | 484 | 339 | 240 | 140 | 130 | 157 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.20m | 10:33PM1.40m | 11:19AM1.25m | 11:14PM1.30m | 12:04PM1.29m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:54PM1.32m | 1:03AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:17AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:40AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.37m | 5:03AM0.17m | 5:12PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.21m | 6:08PM0.41m | 6:20AM0.26m | 7:14PM0.42m | 7:09AM0.32m | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.37m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.40m | 11:05PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 785 | 514 | 314 | 184 | 104 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 71 | 65 | 253 | 264 | 347 | 484 | 339 | 240 | 140 | 130 | 157 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 17 | NE 5 | E 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 9 | S 7 | E 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 16 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NE 4 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 0 |
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