Surf Forecasts:
Bay Street surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with 373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. 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 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mates, Rusty checking in. Let’s break it down.
First things first – the early part of the forecast is dead quiet. Starting August 15th and stretching right through the 24th, Bay Street is barely showing a pulse. The combined energy sits in the low hundreds, and most of the days are onshore with tiny, weak swell. You’d be wasting your time.
The real action fires up Monday the 25th of August into the end of the month. Swell heights climb to 3 to 4 feet from the SSE and south, with periods hitting 14–16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. The combined swell energy jumps into the 600s to low 700s, so there’s finally some grunt behind it. Mornings look clean with light offshore or glassy wind, so the surf should be smooth.
I’d circle Tuesday morning the 26th of August as your best window: 3 feet of south swell with a 14-second period and light offshore breeze. The energy reading (687) shows it’s got some push, but it’s still manageable for most. Just keep in mind crowds can show here sometimes, so dawn patrol is the move.
Water temp is ordinary – nothing wild. Just your average summer warmth.
It’s a long dry spell, but once it gets going, it’s worth the wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 390 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 310 | 217 | 214 | 186 | 140 | 136 | 146 | 107 | 188 | 209 | 217 | 123 | 118 | 120 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 2:47PM1.46m | 4:03PM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.01m | 5:57PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.21m | 6:53PM0.41m | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:58PM0.45m | 6:59AM0.62m | 9:25PM0.46m | 7:13AM0.78m | 11:11PM0.41m | 00:34AM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 390 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 310 | 217 | 52 | 50 | 140 | 113 | 37 | 38 | 188 | 209 | 217 | 123 | 118 | 120 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 5 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 5 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 214 | 186 | 32 | 136 | 146 | 107 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 13 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | — | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 7 | — | 13 | 56 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | 20 | 85 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 189 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 100 | 0 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 186 | 48 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 0 |
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