Surf Forecasts:
Ditch Plains surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SE swell with 162 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ditch Plains over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper session. We’ve got a long stretch of small, choppy, or just plain messy conditions ahead, so don't get your hopes up too high.
The first real chance of anything worthwhile at Ditch Plains doesn’t show up until Friday, September 4th in the morning. We’ll finally see some clean conditions with a light offshore wind coming out of the NW, but the swell is tiny – only about 2 ft from the south. The combined wave energy is weak (56), so it’s really just a knee-high dribble for the longboard or a foamy. It’s surfable, but you won’t be writing home about it.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums for several days. We get a bit of a pulse on Monday, September 7th, with a long-period groundswell (12 seconds) from the east pushing in, but the wind swings cross-shore and makes a mess of it. The energy is moderate (143), but the poor conditions kill it.
The next real standout, and honestly the best bet in the whole 16-day window, looks like Friday, September 11th in the morning. Again, it’s small – 2 ft from the SSW – but the wind is a light cross-offshore from the WSW, keeping the surface clean. It’s a last-minute look for a tiny little wave. The combined energy is only 50, so it’s weak, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Finally, Sunday, September 13th morning offers a similar story – 3 ft from the SSW with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but it’s still just small, weak surf (70 energy). The same goes for Monday, September 14th morning with a tiny 1 ft south swell and offshore wind.
Bottom line: there’s nothing that’s going to get the blood pumping. The swell is consistently small, and the wind is rarely on our side. Keep the board in the car and check the forecast again in a few days – things can change, but right now, it’s a lot of flat, clean water for the kayakers. For now, we wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 11 |
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 kJ | 30 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 106 | 113 | 159 | 132 | 96 | 83 | 70 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54PM0.86m | 10:17AM0.94m | 10:34PM0.82m | 10:59AM0.94m | 11:19PM0.77m | 11:46AM0.94m | 00:10AM0.72m | 12:41PM0.91m | 1:10AM0.68m | 1:47PM0.89m | 2:24AM0.66m | 3:10PM0.89m | 3:53AM0.69m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:11PM0.09m | 5:09AM0.04m | 6:06PM0.13m | 5:59AM0.08m | 7:14PM0.16m | 6:57AM0.12m | 8:42PM0.18m | 8:08AM0.14m | 10:06PM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 51 | — | 36 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 40 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 106 | 113 | 159 | 132 | 96 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 798 | 1161 | 679 | 679 | 714 | 270 | 346 | 1786 | 123 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 192 | 192 | 2360 |
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