Surf Forecasts:
Ditch Plains surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SSW swell with 54 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ditch Plains this week:
The surf forecast for Ditch Plains over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ditch Plains in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ditch Plains over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checking in for a look at the home break over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty flat and bleak for a long stretch here.
The overall pattern for Ditch Plains is a real bummer. We’ve got a solid gap of no worthwhile surf right from the start, lasting all the way from Friday the 11th through to around the middle of the month. That’s a long, dry spell. The little bumps that show up are all weak and short-period, mostly in the 0.6 ft to 3 ft range, and the wind is all over the place. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year.
Let’s run through it. Friday the 11th is tiny, with a 2 ft southerly slop at 6 seconds – combined energy is a pathetic (38). Wind is offshore which at least keeps the surface clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Saturday the 12th is even smaller, 1.0 ft, with onshore wind making it choppy. Sunday the 13th sees a slight bump to 3 ft from the SSE, period still a short 5 seconds, energy (73), and it’s still scoring a big zero for quality. Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are more of the same – tiny, weak, and unrideable. The middle of the week stays flat, with waves barely breaking 2 ft and winds creating a lumpy mess.
Now, we finally get a pulse around Friday the 18th of September. The swell picks up to 5 ft from the NE, and there’s moderate wave energy showing (132). But the wind is a screaming onshore breeze at 22 mph, turning it into a complete write-off. Saturday the 19th is a drop back to 3 ft, still onshore and lumpy. The rest of the second week is a repeat of the first – a lot of wind, a lot of chop, and very little wave height to get excited about. The only slight flicker comes right at the tail end, Friday the 25th, where we see 2 ft from the SSE with a much nicer 11-second period and energy jumping to (222). The wind is clean offshore, so it’ll be glassy, but it’s still marginal for a proper ride.
Honestly, for the entire 16-day window, there’s nothing that stands out as a good surf option. The setup is so consistently poor that this blank run is unfortunately pretty normal for the area. You’d have more fun kite surfing in that strong onshore wind we see mid-period than trying to paddle out for these dribblers.
Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, it’s a full-on repair and rest session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 56 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:11PM0.98m | 8:33AM1.02m | 8:51PM0.95m | 9:14AM1.04m | 9:28PM0.91m | 9:53AM1.02m | 10:02PM0.85m | 10:31AM0.98m | 10:34PM0.79m | 11:08AM0.92m | 11:06PM0.73m | 11:46AM0.85m | 11:40PM0.67m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM-0.05m | 2:19PM-0.05m | 2:34AM-0.05m | 3:01PM-0.04m | 3:07AM-0.03m | 3:41PM0.01m | 3:38AM0.01m | 4:20PM0.06m | 4:11AM0.06m | 4:59PM0.13m | 4:46AM0.11m | 5:42PM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:06 | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | NNW 3 | — | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 674 | 20 | 1161 | 1162 | 270 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1 | 227 | 663 | 1037 | 2360 | 270 | 270 | 227 |
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