Surf Forecasts:
Fortunes Rocks Beach surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, S swell with 261 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E 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 Sunday (Sep 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'm gonna level with you. I've looked at the whole 16-day window, and I gotta be straight with you—it's a tough one. There's a big gap at the start with not a single surfable wave to speak of. We're looking at a solid run of flat, poor conditions that stretches all the way from now until the 14th of September. That's a dry spell of about a week and a half.
Your only real chance at a wave comes on Monday the 14th. We're not talking about much, but it's the only thing on the table.
Fortunes Rocks Beach is the only spot showing any pulse. That Monday afternoon (14th September), the wind goes completely dead calm—glass, mate. The swell is coming from the south at about 3ft, but it's a super short period, just 5 seconds. That's not going to have any grunt behind it; combined energy is only 63 (weak). The water's sitting around 64°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and honestly, that's the best we've got. It'll be small, slow, and probably a bit fat, but at least it'll be clean glass. For a beginner, the size is fine, but there's not much push.
Skip everything else. The rest of the fortnight is a write-off. The Thursday the 17th shows a bit more height—6ft to 6ft from the east—but the wind is onshore, and the report calls it "marginal." That's a no-go for a clean surf.
That's your lot. It's a long wait for a very average wave.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 40 | 63 | 71 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 184 | 261 | 56 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:15PM2.88m | 7:10AM2.42m | 7:26PM2.90m | 8:20AM2.50m | 8:36PM2.96m | 9:24AM2.63m | 9:39PM3.04m | 10:20AM2.78m | 10:36PM3.11m | 11:10AM2.91m | 11:28PM3.13m | 11:56AM3.00m | 00:16AM3.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.11m | 12:58PM0.37m | 1:57AM0.06m | 2:09PM0.30m | 3:02AM-0.03m | 3:14PM0.17m | 3:59AM-0.12m | 4:13PM0.03m | 4:50AM-0.19m | 5:06PM-0.09m | 5:36AM-0.21m | 5:55PM-0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 46 | 71 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 56 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | NE 4 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | WNW 3 | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 63 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 184 | 261 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2789 | 69 | 27 | 153 | 60 | 122 | 77 | 151 | 571 | 3509 | 872 | 934 | 1357 | 1755 | 652 | 261 | 172 | 77 | 241 | 249 |
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