Bird Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.83° E

Bird Island WaveFinder

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bird Island sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.8° 

Bird Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Bird Island surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, E swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, ENE swell with 885 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 16 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bird Island this week:

The surf forecast for Bird Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bird Island in the next 16 days are 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (ChST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Thu 16th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Best Surf10PM (Thu 16th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 23rd Jul)7ft (2.2m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bird Island over the next 16 days.


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