Surf Forecasts:
Curl Curl surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, SE swell with 892 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Curl Curl this week:
The surf forecast for Curl Curl over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Curl Curl in the next 16 days are 1.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Curl Curl over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this stretch ahead is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of moments where it all comes together. The surf window starts on Sunday the 2nd of August, so we’ve got a blank run of a couple of days before that with nothing worth paddling out for.
Sunday the 2nd of August kicks things off with a bit of juice. Curly (Curl Curl) is seeing a clean 5ft swell pushing in from the SSE, with a solid 13-second period. That’s groundswell, and with a light cross-off breeze from the NNW, it’ll be tidy. Water temp is sitting at 63°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year—nothing out of the ordinary. Combined swell energy is sitting at 999 (moderate wave energy), so there’s some grunt behind it. This is the standout call of the whole outlook—Sunday morning is your window. Crowds can be an issue here though, so get in early if you can. The swell direction is SSE, which isn’t the perfect SE the break likes, but it’s close enough to work.
The rest of the week is scrappy. Monday the 3rd drops off to 3ft with a shorter 11-second period, and though the wind stays clean on the morning, it’s not doing much. Tuesday gets tiny—1ft and messy. Wednesday and Thursday see a bit more height come in (3ft to 4ft) but with short period and poor conditions from the afternoon onshore junk. Friday the 7th has a clean morning again with 4ft from the S and 9-second period, but it’s nothing special.
From Saturday the 8th onwards, it’s mostly small and average. There’s a glassy morning on Saturday the 8th with 2ft from the S, but the energy is weak (93). Then it’s onshore or cross-shore for days. The second week is pretty bleak—waves hover around 2ft to 3ft, mostly from ENE, with periods between 7 and 10 seconds. Winds are often fresh or moderate, and the combined energy rarely breaks above 200. There’s no real standout in the second week—just small, ordinary conditions.
So if you want the best of it, hit Curly early Sunday morning the 2nd of August. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, it’s got some push, and it’s the only real highlight in the whole fortnight.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 892 | 449 | 229 | 137 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 143 | 124 | 201 | 228 | 306 | 320 | 268 | 220 | 136 | 44 | 28 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.23m | 10:30PM1.42m | 11:17AM1.27m | 11:11PM1.32m | 12:02PM1.30m | 00:00AM1.21m | 12:53PM1.34m | 00:59AM1.10m | 1:52PM1.38m | 2:13AM1.01m | 2:58PM1.43m | 3:38AM0.97m | 4:06PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.37m | 5:00AM0.17m | 5:10PM0.40m | 5:36AM0.20m | 6:06PM0.42m | 6:18AM0.26m | 7:12PM0.44m | 7:07AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.37m | 9:51PM0.36m | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 822 | 892 | 449 | 229 | 137 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 143 | 124 | 201 | 228 | 306 | 320 | 268 | 220 | 136 | 44 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 21 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SSE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 174 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 17 | S 21 | S 21 | E 15 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 39 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | 34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 279 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 0 |
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