Surf Forecasts:
Hammonds Reef surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 23 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period, SSW swell with 223 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 23 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hammonds Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Hammonds Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hammonds Reef in the next 16 days are 0.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 29th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hammonds Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 160 | 206 | 203 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 118 | 104 | 69 | 102 | 58 | 66 | 54 | 120 | 148 | 177 | 173 | 173 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross | off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.74m | 8:15AM1.97m | 8:33PM1.74m | 8:37AM2.10m | 9:21PM1.73m | 9:04AM2.22m | 10:10PM1.68m | 9:35AM2.32m | 11:02PM1.61m | 10:11AM2.36m | 00:01AM1.53m | 10:52AM2.35m | 1:09AM1.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.61m | 2:35PM0.61m | 2:20AM0.68m | 3:13PM0.41m | 2:49AM0.76m | 3:54PM0.24m | 3:20AM0.86m | 4:39PM0.13m | 3:53AM0.96m | 5:28PM0.09m | 4:29AM1.06m | 6:23PM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 4 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 |
| kJ | 145 | 47 | 206 | 203 | 33 | 80 | 167 | 118 | 104 | 69 | 102 | 6 | 58 | 39 | 70 | 29 | 57 | 173 | 173 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 180 | 141 | 87 | 56 | 191 | 169 | 88 | 11 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 58 | 66 | 54 | 120 | 148 | 177 | 29 | 46 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 18 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 160 | 57 | — | 36 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 140 | — | 98 | 99 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 26 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
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