Surf Forecasts:
Crayfish Factory surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period, SW swell with 10,818 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crayfish Factory this week:
The surf forecast for Crayfish Factory over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crayfish Factory in the next 16 days are 4.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crayfish Factory over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 569 | 491 | 1145 | 756 | 1093 | 2207 | 1765 | 1547 | 1045 | 806 | 884 | 2340 | 2180 | 3674 | 8380 | 5338 | 3133 | 1524 | 949 | 1690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:15AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | 6:01AM1.31m | 6:18PM1.41m | 6:48AM1.20m | 7:10PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:21AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.28m | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.42m | |||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 326 | 569 | 491 | 1145 | 756 | 573 | 2207 | 1765 | 1547 | 1045 | 806 | 884 | 2340 | 2180 | 3674 | 8380 | 5338 | 3133 | 1524 | 949 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SE 10 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 121 | 214 | 130 | 90 | 97 | 1093 | 22 | 20 | 10 | — | 4 | 486 | — | — | 2051 | — | — | — | 273 | 308 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 63 | 133 | 68 | 86 | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 573 | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 115 | 195 | 300 | 274 | 1690 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6 | 101 | 346 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 167 | 205 |
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