Surf Forecasts:
Gweebara Heads left surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with 4,677 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gweebara Heads left this week:
The surf forecast for Gweebara Heads left over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gweebara Heads left in the next 16 days are 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gweebara Heads left over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 540 | 2091 | 2394 | 2027 | 808 | 408 | 281 | 118 | 264 | 228 | 365 | 392 | 512 | 1252 | 1128 | 702 | 529 | 3554 | 3902 | 2432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:40AM3.30m | 6:56PM3.82m | 7:16AM3.37m | 7:32PM3.78m | 7:51AM3.37m | 8:07PM3.64m | 8:24AM3.31m | 8:41PM3.41m | 8:57AM3.18m | 9:14PM3.12m | 9:31AM3.00m | 9:48PM2.82m | 10:08AM2.77m | 10:28PM2.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM-0.04m | 1:07AM-0.12m | 1:10PM-0.08m | 1:40AM-0.08m | 1:46PM-0.03m | 2:13AM0.05m | 2:22PM0.12m | 2:44AM0.25m | 2:57PM0.35m | 3:15AM0.50m | 3:34PM0.62m | 3:49AM0.77m | 4:14PM0.92m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | N 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 505 | 540 | 2091 | — | 2027 | 808 | 408 | 281 | 118 | 264 | 228 | 365 | 392 | 61 | — | 1128 | 702 | 6 | 3554 | 3902 | 2432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 68 | — | — | — | 235 | 136 | 86 | 82 | 131 | 93 | 83 | 69 | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | 15 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 17 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | 96 | 17 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 512 | 1252 | — | — | 529 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 43 | 312 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 61 | 33 | 448 | 505 | 605 | 951 | 769 | 117 | 117 | 142 | 76 |
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