Surf Forecasts:
Fortunes Rocks Beach surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 139 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fortunes Rocks Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fortunes Rocks Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Fortunes Rocks Beach. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty slim, I gotta be honest with you. We've got a long stretch where it's just not going to be doing much at all, so don't get your hopes up for anything decent until well into the first week of September.
The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for comes on the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. The swell is a tiny 1 ft out of the SE, but the period is a very long 15 seconds. That long-period groundswell carries some energy (165 combined energy). It's small, but clean with a light W cross-off breeze. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about average for this time of year. For a little sandbar break like this, that long period can sometimes make it break a bit too straight, but the clean conditions might make it workable.
The next little glimmer is on Saturday the 5th of September. The morning sees a 4 ft SE swell, with a 10-second period. The (310) combined energy shows it's got some push. A light WSW cross-breeze will keep it tidy. This is the best we've got on offer. It's not huge, but it's the most size we'll see, with clean lines. The afternoon stays clean as it goes cross-offshore from the W.
Beyond that, we get a brief look on Sunday the 6th of September. The afternoon turns offshore from the NW, cleaning up a 2 ft SE swell. It's surfable, but very ordinary.
Overall, it's a flat and quiet outlook. The long gap from now until the 1st of September is really testing the patience. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most days. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 21 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 107 | 118 | 86 | 68 | 57 | 54 | 104 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 37 | 94 | 28 | 23 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.37m | 10:20PM2.74m | 10:55AM2.47m | 11:00PM2.81m | 11:31AM2.58m | 11:37PM2.87m | 12:04PM2.68m | 00:14AM2.90m | 12:37PM2.78m | 00:51AM2.90m | 1:12PM2.87m | 1:30AM2.88m | 1:49PM2.94m | 2:12AM2.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.47m | 4:39AM0.20m | 4:40PM0.36m | 5:14AM0.12m | 5:18PM0.26m | 5:47AM0.06m | 5:55PM0.16m | 6:20AM0.02m | 6:33PM0.07m | 6:54AM-0.01m | 7:13PM0.01m | 7:31AM-0.00m | 7:55PM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 107 | 118 | 86 | 46 | 57 | 54 | 104 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 5 | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | E 14 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 26 | 28 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 94 | 28 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 310 | 64 | 860 | 27 | 77 | 163 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 245 | 77 | 290 | 860 | 592 | 27 | 60 | 27 |
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