Surf Forecasts:
Cox Bay surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 547 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cox Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Cox Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cox Bay in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cox Bay over the next 16 days.
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Look, mate, it's a pretty quiet start. The first real chance doesn't show up until Thursday the 9th. There's a few days of nothing much before that, so don't bother waxing up just yet.
Thursday the 9th is where it gets interesting. Cox Bay is looking at a clean 3ft swell from the SSW with a long 16-second period, giving us some proper groundswell energy. The wind is glass in the morning and cross-off in the afternoon. This is the standout of the whole run – the wave energy is moderate (647), and with those conditions, it'll be clean and have some push. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
Friday the 10th is a solid follow-up. More of that same 3ft SSW swell, but the wind is dead calm in the morning – absolute glass. Afternoon is glassy too with a light WNW breeze. The wave energy is still moderate (617-589). This is your other standout window. Keep in mind, with a 15-16 second period at a beach and point setup, the sets might come a bit wider, but the shape should be good and paddling out won't be a chore. This spot does get crowds sometimes, so get in early.
Saturday the 11th sees a change. The swell drops a bit and swings more westerly, with a shorter period. The wind goes cross, so it's not as clean. The wave energy stays moderate (580-613), but it's not the same quality.
Sunday the 12th morning has a 4ft W swell at a short 9-second period with a cross-off wind, so it'll be clean enough. The wave energy is moderate (451). That afternoon, the wind switches onshore and it gets messy.
From Monday the 13th through Wednesday the 22nd, it's mostly poor. There's a bump on the 20th and 21st where the swell gets over 5ft. On Monday the 20th, we see a 6-6ft WNW swell at a short 7 seconds – combined energy moderate (763). On Tuesday the 21st, it's 7ft to 8ft WNW swell at 8 seconds, with an energy reading of 1154, which is strong. But the wind is onshore or cross-onshore pretty much the whole time. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddler's wave, as the conditions will be choppy and poor quality. Anything over 8ft is expert territory anyway.
So to wrap it up: get out Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th. After that, it's pretty bleak.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 264 | 388 | 388 | 323 | 547 | 399 | 464 | 447 | 376 | 458 | 393 | 287 | 294 | 327 | 362 | 219 | 217 | 178 | 120 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.57m | 6:46PM3.11m | 7:25AM2.45m | 7:37PM3.20m | 8:49AM2.43m | 8:32PM3.31m | 10:10AM2.51m | 9:30PM3.43m | 11:23AM2.66m | 10:29PM3.56m | 12:23PM2.82m | 11:27PM3.67m | 1:14PM2.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM1.20m | 12:06PM1.11m | 1:31AM1.05m | 12:57PM1.33m | 2:36AM0.86m | 1:58PM1.54m | 3:41AM0.64m | 3:08PM1.67m | 4:45AM0.41m | 4:19PM1.71m | 5:44AM0.19m | 5:24PM1.65m | 6:39AM-0.00m | 6:24PM1.52m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:25 | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 305 | 158 | 186 | 173 | 323 | 547 | 399 | 181 | 447 | 114 | 157 | 194 | 202 | 279 | 327 | 362 | 219 | 165 | 84 | 61 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 150 | 264 | 388 | 388 | 53 | 142 | 142 | 464 | 108 | 376 | 458 | 393 | 287 | 294 | 279 | 211 | 214 | 217 | 178 | 120 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 9 | W 9 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 18 | W 20 | W 17 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 116 | 261 | 206 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 123 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 20 | 39 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 220 | — | 145 | — | 263 | 174 | 374 | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 135 | 687 | 687 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 1 | 119 | 687 |
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