Surf Forecasts:
Brims Ness surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, W swell with 568 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Monday (Jul 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brims Ness over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.
Right off the bat, the next couple of weeks are a tough watch for Brims Ness. We’ve got a serious stretch of flat or poor conditions to get through, with no real standouts until maybe the very end of the run. The first week is mostly a write-off, with a gap of days where I just wouldn’t bother paddling out—there’s nothing worth recommending until Tuesday the 7th.
The first flicker of hope shows up on Tuesday morning, July 7th. It’s glassy, with a 4 ft swell from the west at 9 seconds. The water’s at 54°, which is bang-on average for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate (270), and for a reef break like Brims Ness, that glassy wind is a big deal. It’ll be clean, but this is an expert-only spot, and the swell’s not huge. It’s the best on offer in the whole run, but it’s not a day to get too excited about—just a small window of okay conditions.
Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th mornings both hold clean, cross-off wind with 4 ft west swell (energy around 217-263), and while the waves are surfable, they’re still just average. No standout power or shape.
Look, the rest of the outlook is bleak. By Sunday the 12th we’re back to onshore junk, and from there it’s a long, flat, windy slide into mid-July. There’s a brief sniff of something on Monday the 20th with a 2 ft swell from the northwest and 10-second period, clean cross-off wind, but that’s tiny—only 2 ft and weak energy (103). Not worth the trip.
If you’re desperate, the Tuesday the 7th morning glass-off is the one to aim for. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or just plain messy. Keep an eye on things, but for now, it’s a pretty dry spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 116 | 91 | 430 | 466 | 209 | 188 | 280 | 196 | 148 | 229 | 184 | 184 | 152 | 74 | 73 | 190 | 211 | 207 | 160 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:54AM4.60m | 1:39PM4.22m | 1:39AM4.51m | 2:30PM4.17m | 2:32AM4.42m | 3:28PM4.15m | 3:34AM4.35m | 4:32PM4.19m | 4:44AM4.32m | 5:39PM4.30m | 5:57AM4.37m | 6:43PM4.48m | 7:09AM4.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM2.05m | 7:22AM1.70m | 7:31PM2.16m | 8:10AM1.79m | 8:23PM2.27m | 9:06AM1.88m | 9:27PM2.34m | 10:13AM1.93m | 10:45PM2.31m | 11:26AM1.91m | 00:02AM2.14m | 12:33PM1.81m | 1:08AM1.85m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:24 |
 | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:15 | 10:14 |
mm | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 116 | 91 | 33 | 90 | 209 | 188 | 55 | 41 | 16 | 229 | 184 | 184 | 152 | 74 | 73 | 190 | 211 | 207 | 160 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 37 | — | — | 61 | 54 | — | 26 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 430 | 466 | — | — | 280 | 196 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 51 | 72 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 10 | 86 | 10 | 32 |
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