Surf Forecasts:
Crouching Lion surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, ENE swell with 1,913 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crouching Lion this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crouching Lion in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 11s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crouching Lion over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Yo, Rusty here again. Let’s size this up for my imperial-minded friends. Crouching Lion (point) is the spot, and the outlook is a fight against the wind.
From Sunday, August 30th, it’s all cross-onshore mayhem. Swell’s running about 6 ft from the ENE with a combined energy of (377), so there’s some grunt, but the wind is blowing a steady 30 km/h, turning it into a lumpy mess. This pattern sticks for a solid week. Swell fluctuates between 6 ft and 7 ft, but that ENE wind keeps the surface poor. When the swell jumps to 8 ft and then 10 ft around September 5th and 6th, with energy climbing to (1094), the wind cranks up to 40 km/h. That’s strong, messy, and more suited for a kite session than a paddle.
We get a first sign of relief on Wednesday, September 9th. Swell is a big 10 ft from the ENE at 10-second intervals (1708), and the wind eases way down to 10 km/h. It’s still cross-onshore, but lighter. It’s marked as marginal, not a clear green light.
Now, the one to circle: Thursday, September 10th, morning. Swell sits at 8 ft from the ENE (924), and the wind does a beautiful thing – it goes cross-offshore from the SSE at just 15 km/h. The report says “clean.” For a spot that rarely breaks well, that’s your best bet in this whole 16-day window. A true standout.
After that, the wind turns back onshore, and the swell drops to 3 ft by September 12th and 13th, with energy down to (240). It’s small and choppy through the rest of the run into mid-September.
The long story: a lot of ruined swell, but one clean morning on September 10th that’s worth chasing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 301 | 270 | 423 | 419 | 419 | 382 | 402 | 507 | 432 | 354 | 286 | 340 | 376 | 469 | 816 | 1286 | 1830 | 1285 | 763 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.72m | 4:11AM0.65m | 3:24PM0.66m | 5:11AM0.66m | 3:31PM0.60m | 6:30AM0.66m | 3:21PM0.55m | 8:29AM0.69m | 10:21AM0.75m | 11:23AM0.82m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.07m | 10:07AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.04m | 10:57AM0.36m | 11:10PM0.03m | 12:13PM0.44m | 11:54PM0.03m | 1:01AM0.05m | 2:39AM0.05m | 4:10AM0.02m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 74 | 107 | 107 | 93 | 130 | 79 | 85 | 116 | 103 | 72 | 131 | 175 | 58 | 201 | 763 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | E 14 | E 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 170 | 263 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 21 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | E 15 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 15 | S 21 | N 13 | S 20 | NNE 10 | SSE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 60 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 334 | 301 | 270 | 423 | 419 | 419 | 382 | 402 | 507 | 432 | 354 | 286 | 340 | 376 | 469 | 816 | 1286 | 1830 | 1285 | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 141 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 192 | 190 | 189 | 190 | 145 | 75 | 27 | 27 |
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