Surf Forecasts:
1st Parking Lot surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 57 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 1st Parking Lot this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 1st Parking Lot in the next 16 days are 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 1st Parking Lot over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here with the brutal truth. This 16-day forecast is a total bust for any real surf. We're looking at a full 16-day stretch with nothing worth getting wet for.
The only joint in town is 1st Parking Lot, and the waves are practically non-existent. The combined swell energy is mostly in the single digits, barely hitting a weak 118 on the afternoon of September 5th, but that comes with a nasty cross-onshore wind that'll turn it into a mess. That same afternoon has the biggest swell at only 2ft from the SE, with a 12-second period, but the wind just ruins it.
You’ll see a few clean moments—like the morning of August 30th with a light offshore, or the glassy morning of September 5th—but with wave heights stuck between 0.3ft and 1ft, it's flat as a pancake. Even the morning of September 6th has a clean 1ft ESE groundswell, but there's zero power behind it. Water temp is normal for the season, but it won't matter when you're just sitting there.
Forget the paddle surf. This stretch looks way better for kiteboarding on the windier afternoons. For the rest of us, it’s a hard pass. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a long, flat stretch. Hang in there.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
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 kJ | 19 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.44m | 8:19PM1.58m | 8:42AM1.49m | 8:55PM1.55m | 9:17AM1.53m | 9:33PM1.51m | 9:57AM1.55m | 10:17PM1.44m | 10:42AM1.57m | 11:09PM1.37m | 11:35AM1.56m | 00:07AM1.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.05m | 2:13PM0.15m | 2:39AM0.02m | 2:54PM0.12m | 3:14AM0.02m | 3:35PM0.12m | 3:49AM0.02m | 4:17PM0.13m | 4:24AM0.05m | 5:02PM0.18m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:54PM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:36 | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 57 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 3 | ESE 5 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 5 | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 118 | 29 | 35 | 193 | 168 | 682 | 552 | 12 | 168 | 982 | 1224 | 1224 | 1681 | 304 | 478 | 186 | 7 |
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