Surf Forecasts:
Ditch Plains surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) 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 0.7m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ditch Plains over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for Ditch Plains over the next couple weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough stretch. This is one of those forecasts where you’d be better off checkin’ the tide charts for a walk on the beach than paddlin’ out. The water temp is hangin' around 70°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least that’s not weirdin’ us out.
We’re lookin’ at a long, blank run right from the start. From Saturday the 12th all the way through to Sunday the 27th of September, there’s barely a whisper of decent surf. The first few days? Forget it. Saturday morning we got a weak 1ft SE swell with a cross-on wind and only 21 units of combined energy – that’s barely a ripple. Not a single session in the first week scores higher than a 1 out of 10, and most are zeros.
Sunday the 13th offers a glimmer of hope with a 3ft SSE swell in the morning, and some clean light offshore wind from the WNW. The combined energy sits at 82 (weak), but it’s surfable – just very ordinary. That afternoon the swell drops to 3ft, but you get a cleaner offshore from the NNW and 115 units of energy. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but that ain’t sayin’ much. If you’re desperate, that Sunday afternoon is your window – small, clean, but nothin’ to write home about.
Then it goes back to garbage through Monday and Tuesday. By Monday the 21st, things get angry, not good. We see a 5ft ENE swell roll in, but with a 28 mph cross-shore wind from the NE and a combined energy of 206. That’s not paddlin’ waves, that’s a washing machine. Wednesday the 23rd through Thursday the 24th, it actually ramps up more – 6ft to 6ft swell from the ESE, but the wind is a near-gale (34-37 mph) from the N or NE, rippin’ cross-shore, with combined energy shootin’ up to 453 and even 586. That’s strong energy, but the conditions are absolutely trashed – messy, churning, and dangerous for anyone but a kite surfer. Honestly, this setup looks way more interesting for kite-surfing than paddle-surfing.
For the rest of the window through the 27th, it’s just more of the same: tired, lumpy, small leftovers getting torn up by strong NE winds. Nothing stands out as a true standout. There’s no clean, decent swell with good wind for a solid paddle. If you’re really itchin’, Sunday afternoon the 13th is the only call I’d even whisper about – just don’t expect much.
Stay patient. It ain’t lookin’ good.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 53 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 57 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 12:26PM0.79m | 00:22AM0.62m | 1:16PM0.74m | 1:14AM0.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:24AM0.17m | 6:31PM0.27m | 6:08AM0.23m | 7:37PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 53 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 57 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | 31 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 3 | — | — | SE 9 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | N 3 | — | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 49 | 2 | 24 | 4 | — | 14 | 42 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 805 | 1096 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 227 | 227 | 270 | 798 | 1069 | 123 | 158 | 349 | 158 | 6 | 219 | 192 | 20 | 70 | 1502 |
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