Surf Forecasts:
Cayton Bay Point surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 225 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cayton Bay Point this week:
The surf forecast for Cayton Bay Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cayton Bay Point in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cayton Bay Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 78 | 115 | 117 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 110 | 178 | 97 | 79 | 101 | 166 | 92 | 67 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36PM4.36m | 7:39AM4.76m | 8:12PM4.30m | 8:16AM4.63m | 8:51PM4.18m | 8:59AM4.44m | 9:37PM4.02m | 9:51AM4.21m | 10:34PM3.85m | 10:58AM3.99m | 11:46PM3.74m | 12:21PM3.88m | 1:06AM3.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.27m | 1:45AM0.80m | 2:14PM0.36m | 2:22AM0.90m | 2:52PM0.52m | 3:03AM1.05m | 3:35PM0.75m | 3:50AM1.22m | 4:27PM1.02m | 4:50AM1.38m | 5:35PM1.25m | 6:08AM1.46m | 6:59PM1.35m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 115 | 117 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 178 | 97 | 79 | 101 | 166 | 92 | 67 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 125 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SW 2 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 22 | 78 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 110 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 403 | 390 | 380 | 399 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 160 | 316 | 165 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 1 | 44 | 368 | 342 |
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