Surf Forecasts:
Bay Street surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 510 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bay Street this week:
The surf forecast for Bay Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bay Street in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me look you in the eye and tell it straight. Grab a coffee, because this is going to be a long quiet spell before we even get a whisper of a wave.
For Bay Street, we're looking at a rough start. The whole 16-day window is a struggle. The first real chance of anything that isn't a total write-off doesn't show up until Saturday the 15th of August, and even then it's only a 'maybe'. From now until then, the surf is just poor – small, messy, and not worth paddling out for. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and ugly.
That Saturday the 15th morning, we finally see a tiny pulse of life. Swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSW, with a moderate energy reading (393). The wind is light and onshore, so it's not going to be clean. The forecast calls it 'marginal' at best, and honestly, with a period of 16 seconds, that's a long-period groundswell for a beach break, which often just walls up and closes out. It's not going to be a day to write home about.
The pattern stays locked in for the next week. We get tiny little 1 ft to 2 ft swells, mostly from the SSW and SW, all with onshore or cross-onshore wind. It’s just flat, weak, and frustrating. There’s a slight uptick in energy by Thursday the 27th of August morning, with the swell hitting 2 ft and the energy jumping to 329, but again, it's cloudy with a light cross-onshore breeze. By the afternoon, the swell gets to 3 ft, the biggest of the whole forecast, but the wind is straight onshore.
Here's the bottom line: there are no standouts in this window. None. The water is running at 73°F, which is a massive 7° warmer than normal – that's very unusual, like a warm bath, but it doesn't help the surf. The energy is all weak to moderate at best. For a spot that's exposed to a WSW swell and is fairly consistent, this is a rare blank run. It’s one of those times where you’d be better off looking at a forecast update in a few days because this stretch is a bust for paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 188 | 137 | 211 | 223 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 306 | 217 | 214 | 186 | 183 | 136 | 147 | 111 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:40PM2.09m | 10:55AM1.48m | 10:25PM1.96m | 11:28AM1.54m | 11:08PM1.76m | 12:02PM1.57m | 11:53PM1.53m | 12:36PM1.58m | 00:42AM1.28m | 1:12PM1.55m | 1:43AM1.05m | 1:53PM1.51m | 3:32AM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.46m | 4:35AM-0.30m | 4:18PM0.40m | 5:08AM-0.16m | 5:07PM0.37m | 5:40AM0.01m | 5:57PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.21m | 6:53PM0.41m | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:58PM0.45m | 6:59AM0.62m | 9:25PM0.46m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 188 | 104 | 211 | 223 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 306 | 217 | 55 | 50 | 183 | 91 | 39 | 50 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | W 5 | S 11 | W 6 | W 5 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 75 | 137 | 103 | 180 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 214 | 186 | 32 | 136 | 147 | 70 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | W 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 111 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 30 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 41 | 35 | 91 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 12 | 23 | 189 | 0 | 23 | 100 | 0 | 189 | 96 | 0 | 48 | 100 | 0 | 48 | 58 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 10 |
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The above surf forecast table for Bay Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bay Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bay Street 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 (Bay Street) 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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