Surf Forecasts:
South Chesterman Beach surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 13 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 20s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 15 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 19s period, WSW swell with 21,091 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for South Chesterman Beach this week:
The surf forecast for South Chesterman Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 2.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at South Chesterman Beach in the next 16 days are 5.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 13th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Chesterman Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2224 | 4260 | 4715 | 3506 | 1975 | 1902 | 5969 | 16018 | 10710 | 5006 | 2540 | 800 | 2642 | 15357 | 20417 | 14022 | 9644 | 4404 | 1967 | 1308 | 3476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:58PM3.51m | 2:31AM3.02m | 1:31PM3.41m | 3:12AM2.94m | 2:07PM3.28m | 3:56AM2.86m | 2:46PM3.13m | 4:45AM2.81m | 3:33PM2.96m | 5:39AM2.79m | 4:33PM2.80m | 6:36AM2.83m | 5:49PM2.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.57m | 7:44AM1.85m | 8:32PM0.67m | 8:22AM1.92m | 9:12PM0.81m | 9:04AM1.99m | 9:56PM0.95m | 9:56AM2.04m | 10:46PM1.09m | 11:05AM2.04m | 11:43PM1.20m | 12:27PM1.95m | 00:41AM1.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:39 | — |
mm | 15 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 15 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | W 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2224 | 2532 | 4715 | 3506 | 1975 | 1902 | 4224 | 16018 | 10710 | 5006 | 2540 | 800 | 359 | 15357 | 20417 | 14022 | 9644 | 4404 | 1967 | 1308 | 3476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 17 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | W 13 | WSW 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1027 | 4260 | 1086 | 539 | 1302 | 14 | 1628 | 4037 | 2235 | 1553 | 99 | 653 | 433 | 61 | 61 | 275 | 86 | 100 | 73 | 7 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 20 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 |
| kJ | 1112 | — | — | 26 | 427 | 21 | 225 | 62 | — | 87 | — | 49 | 54 | 62 | — | 91 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 2481 | — | — | — | — | 1783 | 5969 | — | — | 1888 | 1153 | 1332 | 2642 | 1437 | 753 | — | — | — | 4 | 747 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 125 | 136 | 120 | 1 | 120 | 151 | 151 | 124 | 136 | 124 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 124 |
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