Surf Forecasts:
First Beach (Wizard Beach) surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, NE swell with 1,454 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for First Beach (Wizard Beach) this week:
The surf forecast for First Beach (Wizard Beach) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at First Beach (Wizard Beach) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for First Beach (Wizard Beach) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 201 | 142 | 221 | 291 | 412 | 499 | 468 | 573 | 542 | 478 | 769 | 769 | 636 | 784 | 800 | 784 | 859 | 1010 | 1197 | 1454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM0.35m | 6:56PM0.38m | 4:35AM0.27m | 6:55PM0.41m | 5:24AM0.22m | 7:18PM0.45m | 6:38AM0.17m | 7:58PM0.48m | 10:04AM0.14m | 8:49PM0.50m | 11:20AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.52m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.11m | 11:58PM0.25m | 11:40AM0.12m | 00:54AM0.21m | 11:58AM0.13m | 1:50AM0.17m | 12:16PM0.13m | 2:47AM0.13m | 12:37PM0.13m | 3:51AM0.09m | 1:00PM0.12m | 5:02AM0.05m | 1:29PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 275 | 201 | 142 | 221 | 291 | 412 | 499 | 468 | 573 | 542 | 478 | 769 | 769 | 636 | 784 | 800 | 784 | 859 | 1010 | 1197 | 1454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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