Surf Forecasts:
Brims Ness surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, W swell with 6,646 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brims Ness this week:
The surf forecast for Brims Ness over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Brims Ness in the next 16 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brims Ness over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.
We’ve got a 16-day window, and honestly, the first few days are a write-off. Don’t even bother waxing up until Saturday the 12th of September. That’s a solid gap of nothing worth paddling out for.
Brims Ness is the only spot on the menu. It’s an exposed reef setup, which means it needs the right conditions to really shine, and it’s an expert-only wave most of the time. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on.
The real standout here is Saturday the 12th of September. Early morning, we’ve got a 13ft swell out of the WNW, with a solid 13-second period. That’s proper groundswell, full of energy (combined energy is 4683). The wind is blowing offshore from the south, 12 mph, making for clean lines. This is the pick of the bunch by a long shot. The afternoon hangs in there too, with the same 13ft WNW swell, but the wind goes cross-shore, so the morning session is the one to chase. This is big, powerful, and will be a challenge – not for the faint of heart.
Sunday the 13th of September is also very good. Morning has 10ft from the WNW at 12 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-off. But the afternoon is pure magic – glassy conditions with a 7ft WNW swell. That’s the kind of afternoon where you just don’t want to come in.
After that, there are a couple of days with smaller, wonky swell, but nothing that competes with that Saturday-Sunday run. Midweek, a big 15ft bump shows up on Tuesday the 15th, but that’s honestly getting too big for this reef. Thursday the 17th is a mess with lumpy chop. The very end of the period has some huge swell again, but the wind is ugly, so it's a no-go.
So, mark your calendar for Saturday the 12th, early. That’s the one. Big, clean, and all-time potential. You’ll be buzzing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 1965 | 4610 | 1803 | 1027 | 455 | 208 | 162 | 84 | 88 | 219 | 225 | 280 | 568 | 1214 | 4676 | 5517 | 5018 | 2243 | 1113 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:11AM4.14m | 6:28PM4.33m | 7:23AM4.42m | 7:29PM4.65m | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | 9:38AM5.00m | 9:38PM5.31m | 10:12AM5.01m | 10:14PM5.32m | 10:45AM4.94m | 10:49PM5.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM2.25m | 00:56AM1.73m | 1:20PM1.99m | 1:50AM1.36m | 2:08PM1.71m | 2:35AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.34m | 3:55AM0.82m | 4:05PM1.28m | 4:31AM0.90m | 4:40PM1.32m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 1965 | 4610 | 1803 | 1027 | 455 | 186 | 162 | 84 | 88 | 219 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 1214 | 4676 | 5517 | — | 2243 | 1113 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNE 8 | — | — | SE 6 | NW 10 | — | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 16 | — | 58 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 118 | 189 | 313 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 484 | — | 83 | 15 | — | 7 | 208 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 8 | 280 | 568 | 1179 | — | — | 5018 | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 832 | 531 | 740 | 531 | 740 | 318 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 176 | 582 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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