Surf Forecasts:
Fortunes Rocks Beach surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, SE swell with 253 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 6s period. 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 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: this 16-day stretch is looking pretty flat and sad for Fortunes Rocks Beach. There ain't much to get excited about, so let's just walk through it.
Right off the bat, the water temp is sittin' around 66°, which is a bit warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s something, I guess. The first week is basically a write-off. We're talking ankle-biters, poor surf conditions, and a whole lot of nothing. That Sunday morning starts with a weak 1ft of crumbly southeast slop at 7 seconds. The wind is cross and messy. We might see a tiny bump late Sunday, but it’s still poor.
Monday and Tuesday are all small and onshore, with the swell barely holding at 1ft. The wind is all over the place, and it's just not worth paddling out. We finally get a little more energy in the water on Wednesday – the combined energy is creeping up to around 95 to 102 – with a 2ft southeast swell, but the period is 11 seconds and the wind is chopping it all up. Not good.
Thursday the 3rd is where we get the only real pulse of this whole stretch. That afternoon the swell jumps to 6ft, though the period is only 6 seconds, so it's gonna be lumpy and disorganized. The wind does swing around to a cross-off, and the energy jumps to 253, which is moderate. It might look a little more interesting for a short while, but the short period means it’ll be pretty junky. It's the best we've got, but it's not saying much. Might be a bit too much for beginners at that size anyway.
After that little hiccup, it's back to the flatness. Friday the 4th has some clean small waves, maybe 3 to 3ft, but the energy is weak and it's just very ordinary. The rest of the first week and into the second week is just a slow bleed of smaller and smaller surf. We're looking at 2ft, then 1ft, day after day. Winds are mostly cross-off, but there's just no swell to push through.
To be blunt, the setup looks better for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of this period. There are long stretches of days where we just won't have anything rideable for a surfboard. The forecast changes, though, so don't get too down. When it's been this dead for this long, it tends not to stay that way forever. Keep an eye on the charts, but don't plan any dawn patrols around this one.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 |
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 kJ | 18 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 102 | 253 | 176 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.87m | 1:30AM2.88m | 1:49PM2.94m | 2:12AM2.82m | 2:30PM2.97m | 2:59AM2.73m | 3:16PM2.98m | 3:51AM2.62m | 4:08PM2.95m | 4:50AM2.51m | 5:08PM2.91m | 5:57AM2.44m | 6:15PM2.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.01m | 7:31AM-0.00m | 7:55PM-0.04m | 8:11AM0.04m | 8:42PM-0.04m | 8:56AM0.11m | 9:33PM-0.01m | 9:45AM0.20m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:42AM0.29m | 11:35PM0.10m | 11:47AM0.36m | 00:46AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 20 | — | — | 176 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 24 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 71 | 59 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | NE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 23 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 19 | 5 | 26 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 102 | 253 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 934 | 2803 | 290 | 571 | 456 | 27 | 974 | 60 | 479 | 447 | 396 | 77 | 60 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 478 | 105 |
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