Surf Forecasts:
Etang-Sale surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 22 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 21 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 6,956 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Etang-Sale this week:
The surf forecast for Etang-Sale over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Etang-Sale in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 22nd Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 21st Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Etang-Sale over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 1538 | 1733 | 2548 | 2182 | 2064 | 1813 | 972 | 5799 | 6208 | 6857 | 4458 | 3331 | 2173 | 811 | 639 | 2600 | 4342 | 3967 | 2895 | 1739 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:09AM0.52m | 4:50PM0.43m | 3:53AM0.47m | 5:47PM0.42m | 4:43AM0.42m | 6:54PM0.41m | 6:01AM0.38m | 8:05PM0.42m | 8:25AM0.35m | 9:03PM0.43m | 10:13AM0.36m | 9:46PM0.44m | 11:07AM0.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.25m | 10:07AM0.09m | 10:05PM0.28m | 10:55AM0.15m | 11:11PM0.30m | 11:49AM0.20m | 00:48AM0.31m | 12:54PM0.24m | 2:35AM0.28m | 2:09PM0.27m | 3:47AM0.24m | 3:16PM0.27m | 4:32AM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 |
 | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 405 | 1538 | 1733 | 2548 | 2182 | 2064 | 1813 | 972 | 5799 | 6208 | 6857 | 4458 | 3331 | 2173 | 811 | 562 | 2600 | 4342 | 3967 | 2895 | 1739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 15 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 644 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 80 | 453 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 595 | 639 | 754 | 551 | 455 | 348 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | SW 20 | S 18 | E 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 68 | — | 5 | — | — | 15 | 55 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 47 | 268 | 277 | 17 | — | 17 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 857 | 769 | 599 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 261 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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