Surf Forecasts:
Carbis Bay surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, W swell with 449 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carbis Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Carbis Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Carbis Bay in the next 16 days are 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carbis Bay over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Carbis Bay over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a tough start. The first few days are pretty grim with poor conditions and no real surf to get excited about. We have to sit through a gap of a few days with nothing worthwhile, but then we get a couple of windows that might just be worth paddling out for.
Friday the 3rd morning is your best early shout. It’s not big, with a 5ft swell rolling in from the west and a 10-second period. The real winner here is the wind – glassy, dead calm from the southwest. That’s going to give you clean, smooth lines. The combined energy is moderate at 395, so there’s enough push for a longboard or a funboard. This is the standout of the whole run, honestly.
After that, the surf tapers off quickly. By Saturday the 4th, we’re down to 3ft and 4ft with messy cross-shore winds, and it just gets smaller and more mixed up through the following days. You’ll see some glassy mornings again, like Monday the 6th and Monday the 13th, but the swell is tiny – 3ft and 2ft respectively, with weak combined energy (104 and 186). Not much happening.
Now, there’s a bit of a tease in the second week. Monday the 13th afternoon sees a bump in swell to 4ft from the west, but the period jumps to a very long 13 seconds, and the combined energy gets a strong kick up to 601. That’s proper groundswell energy, but at a beach break like Carbis Bay, that long period can make the waves break a bit too straight and hard to line up. Still, it’s the most power we see all fortnight. The wind is a gentle cross-shore from the NNW, so it won’t be perfect, but it’s the closest thing to a session on offer in the second week.
Water temp is sitting at 61°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year with the anomaly at just 1°. It’s not warm, but it’s not unusually cold either.
Bottom line: if you have a window on Friday morning the 3rd, grab it. The rest is a whole lot of waiting and hoping.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 354 | 308 | 296 | 240 | 183 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 87 | 92 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53AM5.20m | 8:11PM5.45m | 8:29AM5.15m | 8:47PM5.39m | 9:07AM5.07m | 9:26PM5.30m | 9:48AM4.97m | 10:09PM5.17m | 10:36AM4.87m | 10:59PM5.03m | 11:31AM4.77m | 11:59PM4.90m | 12:36PM4.74m | 1:07AM4.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.89m | 2:40AM0.88m | 2:50PM0.94m | 3:17AM0.94m | 3:27PM1.03m | 3:56AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.15m | 4:39AM1.13m | 4:55PM1.28m | 5:29AM1.24m | 5:51PM1.40m | 6:28AM1.33m | 6:57PM1.45m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 394 | 354 | 308 | 296 | 5 | 183 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 87 | 92 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | N 3 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NNE 3 | S 18 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 240 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 212 | 0 | 50 | 212 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
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