Surf Forecasts:
Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period, SW 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★+): Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. 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+) | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| 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 have a look at what’s on offer for Gold Beach over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you—it’s a bit of a tough stretch to start, with a lot of messy conditions and poor surf quality dominating the first week. We’re looking at a long gap where there’s just nothing worth paddling out for.
The first solid day that’s even worth mentioning is Thursday, September 24th. The whole first week-and-a-bit is filled with cross-shore winds that are chopping everything up or just poor surf quality. From Monday the 14th right through to Wednesday the 23rd, it’s a mess. The waves are there, but the wind is cross-shore or cross-onshore, with moderate to fresh breezes (15 to 25 mph), creating lumpy, messy conditions. There’s moderate wave energy (values around 306 to 1056) but it’s all wasted.
Gold Beach, September 24th, Thursday morning is the standout. We’ve got the wind going glassy—dead calm, just a slight air movement. The swell is a clean 4ft coming from the west-northwest with a moderate 10-second period. This should give clean, rideable waves. Combined energy is 445, solid moderate. It’s the first real chance of decent surf. Crowds? Gold Beach can get busy, so expect some company.
Thursday afternoon holds up okay with light cross-shore winds, but still a 4ft WNW swell, though the glass is off.
Then after that, it’s marginal through the end of the month—smaller swells and mostly cross-shore wind, nothing to get too excited about. You get one more window: Sunday, September 27th afternoon goes glassy again, with a 3ft NW swell, and Monday the 28th morning is dead calm with a 2ft, 16-second groundswell from the SW—clean but small.
Honestly, for this 16-day window, the call is simple: the morning of September 24th is your best bet if you want clean open faces. All other days are either blown out or too small. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because a glassy day in September on the coast is nothing to sneeze at.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 114 | 177 | 117 | 167 | 113 | 158 | 102 | 189 | 201 | 163 | 176 | 156 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 171 | 252 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.75m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.05m | 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 | ||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 141 | 114 | 84 | 105 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 102 | 121 | 201 | 163 | 176 | 156 | 97 | 251 | 75 | 62 | 252 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 76 | 117 | 147 | 23 | 62 | 64 | 24 | 52 | 117 | 117 | 67 | 186 | 103 | 251 | 171 | 44 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 14 | S 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 83 | 21 | 55 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 61 | 51 | 71 | 117 | 51 | 2 | 26 | 29 | — | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 177 | — | 167 | 113 | 158 | — | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 109 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 261 | 640 | 10 | 72 | 311 | 10 | 72 | 72 | 10 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 267 | 10 | 72 | 72 | 10 |
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