Surf Forecasts:
Boat Ramp surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, S swell with 1,056 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boat Ramp this week:
The surf forecast for Boat Ramp over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Boat Ramp in the next 16 days are 1.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boat Ramp over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat 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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 126 | 120 | 130 | 98 | 279 | 539 | 399 | 210 | 545 | 458 | 383 | 480 | 277 | 208 | 449 | 455 | 1056 | 498 | 773 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:05PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.17m | 7:40PM1.57m | 8:15AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.57m | 8:49AM1.32m | 8:50PM1.54m | 9:24AM1.38m | 9:27PM1.47m | 10:01AM1.42m | 10:07PM1.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | 2:44AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.26m | 3:14AM0.10m | 3:21PM0.25m | 3:46AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 10 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 117 | 126 | 120 | 130 | 98 | 71 | 539 | 399 | 210 | 545 | 458 | 24 | 480 | 277 | 208 | 449 | 455 | 1056 | 221 | 773 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 29 | 15 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 52 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 327 | 165 | 142 | 31 | 33 | 145 | 498 | 16 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | SSE 20 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | N 13 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 21 | — | 15 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 57 | 37 | 52 | — | 28 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 131 | 31 | 28 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | WSW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 279 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
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