Surf Forecasts:
Brims Ness surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, WNW swell with 1,064 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Brims Ness in the next 16 days are 2.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 7AM. 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brims Ness over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty again, but in feet and miles. Let’s break down Brims Ness.
For the next week and a half, you’re mostly looking at flat or junk. Don’t bother suiting up until Monday the 24th of August. That morning is the real deal: 7ft swell out of the WNW, with an 11-second groundswell period that packs serious energy (947). It’s an expert reef break, and with a light SE breeze keeping it glassy and clean, that’s your top window. Later that afternoon drops to about 6ft but stays clean, though tide could be a factor.
Sunday the 23rd is a total loss – choppy and small. From Tuesday the 25th onward through the end of August, it’s mostly tiny, onshore, or messy. There’s a brief blip on Thursday the 27th morning with 2ft waves and clean conditions, but it’s barely rideable. Then another dry spell.
On Wednesday the 2nd of September, you’ve got a 5ft WNW swell with clean cross-off wind and light breeze – solid but not as punchy as the Monday peak. Thursday the 3rd is similar but a bit smaller. Friday the 4th has glassy conditions in the morning with 3ft, but it’s ordinary. Saturday the 5th morning shows 7ft, but the period is short at 8 seconds, so expect lumpy, less fun surf. Sunday the 6th is cross-shore junk.
Water temp is about average for this time of year – nothing wild.
So, if you’re an expert and you can hit Monday the 24th of August, that’s your day. Everything else is a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNE 5 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 113 | 480 | 942 | 778 | 551 | 317 | 140 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 70 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 74 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM3.76m | 6:34PM4.01m | 7:22AM3.94m | 7:29PM4.24m | 8:08AM4.17m | 8:10PM4.48m | 8:43AM4.38m | 8:45PM4.70m | 9:14AM4.57m | 9:16PM4.89m | 9:44AM4.72m | 9:46PM5.03m | 10:13AM4.81m | 10:16PM5.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM2.55m | 1:05AM2.25m | 1:18PM2.35m | 1:49AM1.97m | 1:59PM2.11m | 2:26AM1.71m | 2:35PM1.88m | 2:59AM1.48m | 3:08PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.30m | 3:40PM1.52m | 4:03AM1.17m | 4:11PM1.43m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 113 | 480 | 942 | 778 | 551 | 317 | 140 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 70 | 59 | 22 | 64 | 74 | 28 | 39 | 74 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | E 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 7 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 12 | 34 | 94 | — | — | — | 37 | 28 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 170 | 104 | 0 | 34 | 117 | 63 | 148 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 65 |
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