Surf Forecasts:
Brace Cove surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, SE swell with 41 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brace Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Brace Cove in the next 16 days are 1.0m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brace Cove over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:32AM2.33m | 10:35PM2.73m | 11:17AM2.34m | 11:17PM2.76m | 11:59AM2.37m | 11:58PM2.78m | 12:38PM2.39m | 00:38AM2.79m | 1:17PM2.41m | 1:17AM2.79m | 1:56PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.78m | 2:34PM2.48m | 2:37AM2.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.47m | 5:01AM0.16m | 4:58PM0.45m | 5:42AM0.13m | 5:40PM0.43m | 6:21AM0.10m | 6:21PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.07m | 7:02PM0.37m | 7:37AM0.05m | 7:43PM0.36m | 8:16AM0.05m | 8:25PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | S 5 | — | ESE 9 | SE 4 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 19 | — | 23 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | E 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 375 | 196 | 308 | 907 | 38 | 502 | 1232 | 371 | 502 | 2699 | 36 | 394 | 2510 | 149 | 149 | 419 | 151 | 218 | 439 | 222 |
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