Surf Forecasts:
Bird Rock surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 4,060 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bird Rock this week:
The surf forecast for Bird Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bird Rock in the next 16 days are 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bird Rock over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at Bird Rock.
The first bit of the run is a bit of a bust. Saturday the 4th of July is coming in with a big 12ft SW swell, but the cross-off wind and a moderate breeze leave it looking average – combined energy is a chunky 4839, but it’s not clean. Sunday the 5th is even worse with onshore wind.
Monday the 6th of July is where we get a sniff of something good. The swell drops to a clean 4ft from the SSW, combined energy of 769, but the light breeze from the north gives us cross-off wind. The morning is clear and the surf is clean – it’s not big, but it’s a 14-second groundswell that’ll give you a fun little wave. That’s your best bet for the first week. Water temp is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Tuesday the 7th of July morning is a cracker too – 4ft SW swell, glassy winds, dead calm. The 1145 combined energy means there’s some welly behind it. A beautiful morning for a paddle.
Then we hit a rough patch. From Thursday the 9th of July through Sunday the 12th of July, it’s mostly poor or marginal, with onshore winds and weak swell. You’re looking at five days of not much.
But hold on, Monday the 13th of July brings the thunder. A 13ft SW swell, combined energy of 9561 – that’s proper power. This is a reef break, and with a 14-15 second period, it’ll unload. This is expert territory only – over 8ft is for the brave. The wind is cross-off, moderate breeze, and the conditions are clean. Tuesday the 14th of July follows up with 8ft dropping to 7ft from the SSW, clean with a gentle breeze – excellent for experienced surfers, combined energy still solid at 2615 and 1737.
After that, it winds down to smaller, more marginal waves through the rest of the period.
If you’re a charger, the 13th of July is the one. For everyone else, the 6th and 7th of July mornings are where the clean, manageable waves are at.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5711 | 3567 | 2103 | 3216 | 4001 | 3051 | 1527 | 732 | 501 | 282 | 663 | 508 | 477 | 978 | 1501 | 823 | 620 | 496 | 553 | 365 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.47m | 2:56PM1.89m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:25PM1.89m | 3:23AM1.53m | 3:53PM1.87m | 4:04AM1.57m | 4:19PM1.83m | 4:47AM1.61m | 4:47PM1.79m | 5:34AM1.65m | 5:18PM1.75m | 6:28AM1.69m | 5:54PM1.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.35m | 9:12PM0.68m | 8:47AM0.39m | 9:43PM0.61m | 9:23AM0.44m | 10:13PM0.54m | 9:59AM0.51m | 10:43PM0.46m | 10:38AM0.59m | 11:15PM0.38m | 11:21AM0.70m | 11:54PM0.30m | 12:10PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1649 | 1272 | 1303 | 3216 | 4001 | 3051 | 1527 | 732 | 501 | 282 | 663 | 508 | 477 | 978 | 1501 | 823 | 620 | 496 | 553 | 365 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 17 | S 17 | SSW 22 | SW 14 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 605 | 427 | 125 | 73 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 482 | 23 | 47 | 251 | 61 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 5711 | 3567 | 2103 | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 518 | 517 | 74 | 184 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 74 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
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