Corvette Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.48° S 166.46° E

Issued: 4 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corvette sea temperature is
22.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Corvette surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Corvette surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 8,698 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Corvette this week:

The surf forecast for Corvette over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Corvette in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 11th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 13s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 11th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 13s
Most Powerful 8PM (Tue 7th Jul)13ft (4.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Corvette over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, grab a coffee and pull up a chair. Rusty here, giving you the straight-up, no-BS look at what we've got on the table for Corvette. It's a reef break, fairly consistent, and likes a solid swell from the SSW. The water's sitting at 73° right now, which is pretty much bang on average for July. No surprises there, which is always nice.

The next 16 days are a bit of a rollercoaster, to be honest. We've got a massive pulse of energy coming through, but the wind is going to be our biggest enemy for most of it. Don't get too excited about the huge numbers you see early on.

Okay, let's start with the early part of the run. From the 6th through the 10th, it's a write-off. There's plenty of swell, we're talking a massive 13ft of SSW swell on the 8th with a combined energy reading that's huge (10791), but the wind is a relentless cross-onshore, creating choppy, messy conditions. The surf is poor, just not rideable. Even the 10ft to 13ft days are a non-starter for a good paddle. For the average surfer, these are kite-surfing days, not paddle days.

Now, things start to clean up a bit on the 11th. Saturday morning is where you want to be. The swell drops to a manageable 6ft from the S, but the key here is the wind. We're getting a clean, cross-offshore breeze, and the ride is actually clean. The energy is still solid at 1692, a moderate, punchy feel. This is the standout for the first week. It's not huge, but it'll be fun. The crowd factor is listed as "sometimes", so you might have some company, but it's a reef, so it should spread out.

After that, the swell fades significantly. By the 12th, we're down to a tiny 2ft swell. The 13th is a real tease: glassy conditions on Monday morning with a 3ft SSE swell, but the energy is pretty weak (486), so it'll be small and slow. Don't expect much.

The rest of the run, from the 14th onward, is pretty grim. The swell is either tiny or, when it does push back up (like the 8ft on the 19th), the wind turns back onshore and chops it up. There's a little bump on the 18th with a 6ft SSW swell and a moderate cross-shore, but it's a marginal call at best. The last week is mostly a bunch of poor or marginal conditions with lumpy, cross-shore wind.

So, to sum it up: The only real standout is the Saturday morning, July 11th. It's clean, the swell is solid, and the wind is right. Get on it. The rest of the period is a story of a big, messy start, a quick clean-up, and then a long, slow fade into nothing.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SE
12
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
4904
4756
8427
7601
6457
4735
3611
2393
2196
1977
1946
2876
2037
976
640
397
283
347
319
251
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
00:22AM1.23m
12:49PM0.95m
1:04AM1.18m
1:58PM0.95m
1:52AM1.11m
3:17PM0.98m
2:51AM1.05m
4:37PM1.05m
3:59AM1.01m
5:47PM1.15m
5:08AM1.00m
6:47PM1.25m
6:12AM1.01m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.31m
6:58AM0.34m
6:36PM0.40m
7:48AM0.31m
7:37PM0.49m
8:43AM0.28m
8:55PM0.56m
9:44AM0.23m
10:25PM0.59m
10:47AM0.17m
11:48PM0.56m
11:47AM0.10m
00:56AM0.51m
12:43PM0.03m
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
20
20
19
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
17
18
17
19
17
18
19
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SE
12
1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
816
4904
4756
8427
7601
6457
4735
3611
2393
2196
1977
1946
2876
2037
976
640
397
270
191
319
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
1.2
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
255
1033
2410
78
46
30
29
11
76
127
98
253
315
390
386
393
297
195
347
136
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
23
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
SW
25
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SE
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
54
145
96
18
39
25
13
12
248
32
330
280
220
283
158
204
158
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
554
3768
6028
5173
4304
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1228
1232
1228
1228
1228
1230
1443
575
1419
1419
1232
1230
1400
71
0
1243
0
0
102
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
8
7
5
6
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
9
8
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Information about the Corvette Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Corvette provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Corvette can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Corvette surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Corvette) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Corvette may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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