Surf Forecasts:
Grande Trait surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 22 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, WSW swell with 9,876 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Grande Trait this week:
The surf forecast for Grande Trait over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Grande Trait in the next 16 days are 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Grande Trait over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 4 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 214 | 86 | 47 | 32 | 54 | 44 | 71 | 53 | 49 | 1168 | 1356 | 1570 | 934 | 478 | 1006 | 1941 | 5111 | 5859 | 7866 | 9816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM4.06m | 6:08AM4.18m | 6:28PM3.86m | 6:44AM3.98m | 7:05PM3.64m | 7:24AM3.76m | 7:47PM3.40m | 8:12AM3.54m | 8:41PM3.20m | 9:12AM3.36m | 9:57PM3.09m | 10:35AM3.32m | 11:34PM3.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.56m | 00:41AM0.77m | 1:07PM0.78m | 1:21AM0.98m | 1:50PM1.01m | 2:04AM1.20m | 2:38PM1.23m | 2:54AM1.38m | 3:32PM1.38m | 3:51AM1.51m | 4:33PM1.43m | 4:54AM1.52m | 5:35PM1.35m | ||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 8 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 346 | 214 | 86 | 47 | 32 | 50 | 30 | 71 | 53 | — | — | — | 1570 | — | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 54 | 44 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 16 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 5 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 1168 | 1356 | 1081 | 934 | 5 | 1006 | 1941 | 5111 | 5859 | 7866 | 9816 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 444 | 81 | 0 | 74 | 177 | 177 | 64 | 167 | 529 | 458 | 384 | 211 | 425 | 64 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 425 | 403 | 348 |
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