Surf Forecasts:
Goulds Inlet surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Goulds Inlet this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Goulds Inlet in the next 16 days are 0.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) 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 Friday (Jul 17) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Goulds Inlet over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty. Lookin’ at the charts for our little slice of coast, and I gotta level with ya—there’s nothin’ doin’. The entire 16-day stretch from now through July 27th is flat or close to flat. Not a single session worth paddlin’ out for.
Starting Sunday the 12th, Goulds Inlet has a tiny 1ft SE swell with a short 8-second period. Wind is cross-shore, and the combined energy is weak at 31. It’s poor surf, no two ways about it. Come Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th, the swell drops to 0.7ft. Tuesday afternoon goes glassy calm, which is beautiful, but there’s barely a ripple to ride—combined energy of just 9.
Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th are clean, sometimes with a light offshore breeze (like Thursday morning’s 15 km/h WNW offshore), but the swell is still 0.7ft at best, period around 8 to 9 seconds. You’d be paddling for nothing. Friday the 17th through the weekend of the 19th—tiny waves, glassy mornings, but the swell never shows up. Saturday the 18th morning is dead calm with 1ft of 5-second slop.
The second week, from July 24th onward, is no different. A couple glassy starts on the 25th and 26th, but swell tops out at 1ft. On the 27th, combined energy hits 26 with a 1ft SE swell at 7 seconds, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Still, not surfable.
For a beach/pier setup like Goulds Inlet (Georgia), this kind of flat spell happens. It’s not unusual, but it is a bummer. There’s no real consistency in the forecast, so don’t get your hopes up too fast, but forecasts can change—this area doesn’t always stay this dead.
If you just want to sit on the beach, Tuesday the 14th afternoon has glassy conditions. But for riding waves? Nothin’. I’ll be waiting for the next pulse.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:50PM2.54m | 8:20AM2.02m | 8:49PM2.58m | 9:20AM2.09m | 9:45PM2.59m | 10:17AM2.14m | 10:39PM2.55m | 11:14AM2.16m | 11:31PM2.46m | 12:10PM2.16m | 00:23AM2.35m | 1:06PM2.16m | 1:14AM2.22m | 1:59PM2.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM-0.05m | 2:39PM-0.29m | 3:30AM-0.14m | 3:36PM-0.32m | 4:22AM-0.19m | 4:31PM-0.30m | 5:12AM-0.21m | 5:25PM-0.24m | 6:00AM-0.19m | 6:17PM-0.13m | 6:47AM-0.13m | 7:09PM0.01m | 7:33AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 |
 | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:29 |
mm | — | 28 | — | 8 | 19 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 36 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 4 | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSE 2 | — | WSW 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2117 | 316 | 163 | 566 | 476 | 555 | 81 | 163 | 584 | 671 | 1069 | 671 | 671 | 1369 | 566 | 668 | 217 | 508 | 2117 | 1245 | 507 |
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