Surf Forecasts:
Bay Street surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SSW swell with 240 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s 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 0.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you straight up – the next couple of weeks at Bay Street are a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. We’re looking at a long, dry spell of tiny, weak waves that just won’t deliver. The whole 16-day block is a bit of a bummer, with surf quality flagged as poor from start to finish. There’s no standout session, no hidden gem to get excited about. For a break that’s “fairly consistent,” this blank run is a bit of a surprise, but with conditions this poor, sometimes you just have to sit it out. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s all pretty grim.
The water is sitting at 73°F, which is a massive 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s really unusual, more like a bath than the open ocean.
For the first week, from Sunday the 2nd through to Saturday the 8th, it’s all tiny 1.0ft to 2ft range waves. The swell direction is mainly SW to SSW, with a period that swings from a very long 18 seconds down to 13 seconds. That long period on the 2nd might sound good, but with such a small height, it’s basically just a gentle bump. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 100 and 234 (moderate at times on the 7th and 8th), but it’s all cross-on or onshore wind from the S or SW, keeping things messy and small.
Into the second week, from Sunday the 9th to Monday the 17th, nothing improves. Swell heights barely creep up, staying 1ft to 2ft for most of it, before hitting 3ft to 4ft on the 15th and 17th. That Sunday the 16th has a 3ft, 7-second windswell from the W, but that’s the shortest period possible, offering no shape and all chop, with onshore wind again. The energy values ramp up, hitting 345 and 214, but it’s all wind-driven junk. The best we get is a couple of “marginal” calls on the 14th, 15th and 17th mornings, but even then the winds are cross-on or onshore, and that 3ft swell from the W on the 17th is just a short-period mess. There are simply no windows of clean, offshore conditions to make anything work.
Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – there’s just enough wind and bump, but for us wave riders, it’s a solid pass.
Stay patient, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 60 | 56 | 102 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 81 | 146 | 143 | 174 | 172 | 147 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.39m | 1:16PM1.48m | 1:06AM1.17m | 1:56PM1.54m | 2:25AM0.96m | 2:48PM1.60m | 4:42AM0.84m | 3:53PM1.68m | 7:02AM0.90m | 5:05PM1.77m | 8:05AM1.01m | 6:13PM1.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.58m | 6:39AM0.25m | 7:29PM0.55m | 7:07AM0.41m | 8:51PM0.49m | 7:39AM0.58m | 10:31PM0.37m | 8:23AM0.73m | 00:00AM0.18m | 9:49AM0.84m | 1:06AM-0.02m | 11:31AM0.87m | 1:57AM-0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 70 | 17 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 146 | 65 | 174 | 172 | 147 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 56 | 102 | 71 | 12 | 69 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 143 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 28 | 42 | 9 | 41 | 60 | — | 2 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 133 | 10 |
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