Surf Forecasts:
Bay Street surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. 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 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) 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+) | 2AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
We’ve got a 16-day window ahead, but honestly, the surf is going to be pretty quiet for most of it. The first real chance to get wet is on Tuesday, the 25th of August, and even that is a marginal call. For the first week, the surf is small and the wind is often onshore, making things messy. There’s a decent gap of poor conditions from the 26th through the 27th. Things start to look a little more promising by the end of the first week, but it’s not until the second week that we see a few moments of real potential.
The standout session is Friday morning, the 28th of August. The conditions align just right. We’re looking at a clean 2ft swell from the SSW, with a very long period of 17 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the texture is going to be special. The wind is glassy, dead calm, which is a huge plus. The water is a very unusual 72°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate at 249, so it’s not a powerhouse, but for a clean, glassy 2ft wave with that period, it’s going to be a fun, lined-up morning. At Bay Street, this is the one to aim for.
After that, the weekend of the 29th and 30th sees a bump in energy, with the combined swell energy hitting 443 on Saturday morning and 386 on Sunday morning, but the wind turns cross-on or onshore, knocking the quality down. The waves are around 3ft to 3ft from the SSW, but the wind is the problem. It’s a classic case of the numbers looking okay but the ocean being a bit of a mess.
The second week is a mixed bag of small, onshore conditions. There’s a pulse of energy on Wednesday, the 9th of September, with a 2ft SSW swell and a long period of 18 seconds, pushing the combined energy to 426. But the wind is onshore, so it’s another one where the potential is there, but the wind is going to spoil it. For now, lock in that Friday morning, the 28th of August. It’s the cleanest, most promising session we’ve got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 127 | 153 | 199 | 177 | 114 | 74 | 87 | 119 | 186 | 125 | 475 | 373 | 402 | 392 | 279 | 242 | 180 | 134 | 132 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.24m | 8:26PM1.80m | 9:48AM1.31m | 8:58PM1.83m | 10:07AM1.38m | 9:31PM1.81m | 10:28AM1.46m | 10:05PM1.75m | 10:52AM1.53m | 10:42PM1.63m | 11:17AM1.60m | 11:22PM1.47m | 11:46AM1.65m | 00:10AM1.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.71m | 3:27AM-0.07m | 2:51PM0.61m | 3:50AM-0.07m | 3:25PM0.52m | 4:14AM-0.03m | 4:01PM0.44m | 4:37AM0.04m | 4:40PM0.37m | 5:01AM0.16m | 5:23PM0.32m | 5:26AM0.30m | 6:13PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 17 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | S 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 169 | 127 | 153 | 199 | 177 | 114 | 50 | 87 | 75 | 186 | 25 | 475 | 65 | 402 | 131 | 88 | 242 | 83 | 36 | 132 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | W 6 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 17 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 56 | 15 | 124 | 119 | 104 | 74 | 74 | 119 | 20 | 125 | 12 | 373 | 7 | 392 | 279 | 34 | 180 | 134 | 118 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 16 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 14 | W 9 | SSE 12 | S 15 | SW 19 | S 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 65 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 43 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 67 | 14 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 83 | — | 48 | 231 | — | 55 | — | — | 22 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 89 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 0 |
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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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