Surf Forecasts:
1st street surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, ENE swell with 405 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 1st street this week:
The surf forecast for 1st street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 1st street in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 1st street over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for 1st Street over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you right up front: it’s a pretty bleak stretch, no sugar-coating it. We’re looking at a long, dry run here. The first real glimmer of anything even close to surfable doesn’t show up until Thursday the 23rd of July, and even that’s a stretch. We’re talking about a gap of nearly two weeks with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for.
From Friday the 10th all the way through to Wednesday the 22nd, it’s just a parade of poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny or non-existent, and when there is a little bump of energy, like on Sunday the 12th with a 4ft to 5ft windswell, it’s blown out by strong onshore winds. That Sunday afternoon pulse has combined energy of 230 – moderate – but it’s wind-chop from the ENE at 19 mph. That’s a kite-surfing setup, not a surfing one. Not for us.
Then finally, on the morning of Thursday the 23rd of July, we get a tiny window. The wind goes glassy, dead calm. The swell is a pathetic 2ft from the ESE at a period of 8 seconds, with combined energy of just 67 (weak). The water temperature is about average for the time of year, no major anomaly to speak of. “Surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” is the best we get, and that’s a score of 1 out of 10. It’s a sandbar break that’s fairly consistent, but with no swell to speak of, that doesn’t mean much.
After that little tease, it’s right back to junk. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of July see a bit more cross-offshore wind with small, weak swell in the 1ft to 3ft range, but the period stays short and the energy is low (42 or less). Clean enough to look at, but not enough push to ride.
The Verdict: There are no standouts here. This is a blank run. The only moment that even deserves a mention is Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. If you are absolutely desperate for a glide on a longboard and don’t mind thigh-high slop, the glassy conditions will make it the cleanest you’ll see all forecast. But keep your expectations on the floor.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 184 | 405 | 233 | 152 | 84 | 49 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.32m | 4:47AM0.97m | 5:29PM1.37m | 5:50AM0.98m | 6:30PM1.41m | 6:52AM1.01m | 7:29PM1.43m | 7:52AM1.04m | 8:26PM1.42m | 8:50AM1.07m | 9:21PM1.38m | 9:46AM1.11m | 10:14PM1.32m | 10:41AM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.15m | 10:48AM0.04m | 00:03AM0.11m | 11:49AM0.02m | 1:03AM0.08m | 12:51PM-0.00m | 2:01AM0.06m | 1:51PM-0.01m | 2:56AM0.04m | 2:51PM-0.00m | 3:47AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.02m | 4:36AM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 |
 | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 3 | — | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 6 | E 15 | SE 5 | E 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | W 3 | — | N 2 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 59 | 184 | 405 | 233 | 152 | 84 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 46 | 215 | 46 | 46 | 171 | 175 | 246 | 1174 | 1058 | 175 | 190 | 436 | 46 | 3 | 92 | 364 | 603 | 1058 | 632 | 1979 |
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