Surf Forecasts:
Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period, SW swell with 418 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek this week:
The surf forecast for Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek in the next 16 days are 0.8m 19s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. We’ve got a long stretch of onshore and cross-shore winds that are going to keep things messy. It’s not going to be pretty out there for a while.
We’re looking at a real dry spell to start. From Monday the 14th through to the end of the month, it's mostly poor surf. The winds are mostly cross or cross-on, with speeds anywhere from 12 to 28 mph, which is just going to chop everything up. Swell heights will be inconsistent, often between 2ft and 5ft, with periods all over the place – sometimes short and weak, other times longer but with that messy wind on top. The energy is mostly moderate, but it’s not doing us any favors.
There is one bright spot though. Wednesday the 23rd looks like our best day, and honestly, the only day worth getting excited about. The wind drops right out, switchin' to glassy conditions. We’ll see clean 4ft waves from the WNW with a 10-second period. It's just going to feel like a different ocean. That’s the day you want to be out at Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek (Gold-Beach). Keep in mind it’s a beach and reef setup, so with those smaller waves, it should be user-friendly for the intermediates out there. This is the standout – clean, glassy, and with the right direction. Just remember, it’s a one-day window.
Before that, Tuesday the 22nd has some size, with 5ft to 6ft swell, but the cross-shore winds will be strong (19-25 mph), so it’ll be lumpy and hard work. Not worth it, unless you enjoy a beatdown.
After that one good day, it's back to the grind. The winds will pick up again from the north, and we'll see more messy surf through the 24th and 25th. The rest of the period is more of the same – poor conditions, cross-onshore winds, and relatively weak swell energy. It’s a long stretch, folks. The main takeaway is to circle Wednesday the 23rd on your calendar.
Stay patient, keep the board waxed, and we’ll be back in the water soon.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 198 | 117 | 147 | 113 | 178 | 102 | 184 | 260 | 211 | 180 | 160 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 171 | 252 | 316 | 258 | 272 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:15PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.61m | 2:47PM1.98m | 4:13AM1.49m | 3:22PM1.89m | 5:21AM1.38m | 4:03PM1.79m | 6:47AM1.32m | 4:59PM1.70m | 8:19AM1.34m | 6:13PM1.64m | 9:22AM1.39m | 7:32PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.48m | 9:04PM0.07m | 8:48AM0.67m | 9:50PM0.12m | 9:23AM0.85m | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:04AM0.99m | 11:44PM0.27m | 11:01AM1.09m | 00:57AM0.31m | 12:28PM1.14m | 2:08AM0.29m | 2:00PM1.09m | 3:07AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 13 | NW 7 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 114 | 84 | 102 | 147 | 99 | 94 | 102 | 121 | 260 | 211 | 180 | 160 | 118 | 112 | 75 | 112 | 252 | 316 | 258 | 272 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 109 | 76 | 117 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 64 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 117 | 67 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 171 | 44 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 375 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 61 | 117 | 53 | 117 | 51 | 103 | 27 | 46 | — | 44 | 17 | 10 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 198 | — | 100 | 113 | 178 | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | — | 97 | — | 47 | 137 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 640 | 10 | 72 | 268 | 10 | 375 | 153 | 10 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 268 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 10 | 71 | 72 | 58 |
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