Surf Forecasts:
Hammonds Reef surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, WNW swell with 326 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hammonds Reef in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hammonds Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s on the table for this stretch, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty thin. We’ve only got one spot to talk about, Hammonds Reef, and for the whole 16-day window, there isn't a single session that’s worth paddling out for. It’s a real dry spell.
From now right through to Monday the 28th of September, every single forecast window is slapping a zero on it. That’s a long, quiet run. You’d be looking at almost three weeks of flat, messy, or just plain ugly conditions. The swell energy is there, but it’s all wrong. For a sheltered spot like Hammonds, the wind is coming in cross-off or straight onshore for most of the period, bumping up a surface that’s already small and weak. Forget about it.
If you were desperate, the middle of the second week, around Sunday the 21st of September, sees the highest combined energy (307mm in the morning, 299mm in the afternoon), but it’s a 2ft SW groundswell with a long 17-second period coming from the wrong direction (optimum is W). That long period stuff is fantastic, but only if it’s hitting the right angles. Here it’ll just fizzle out. The wind is a light cross-onshore, which doesn’t help. The size is too small for the power to do anything.
Honestly, the setup at Hammonds looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird there, but it’s not going to tempt you in.
Chin up, it’s a quiet patch but forecasts can change. For now, save your energy.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
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 kJ | 50 | 108 | 188 | 289 | 165 | 99 | 96 | 135 | 68 | 42 | 104 | 116 | 86 | 99 | 86 | 121 | 133 | 133 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.82m | 11:27AM2.04m | 00:05AM1.64m | 11:56AM2.01m | 1:00AM1.46m | 12:27PM1.95m | 2:14AM1.31m | 1:03PM1.87m | 5:00AM1.25m | 1:53PM1.79m | 3:12PM1.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.66m | 6:01PM0.52m | 5:36AM0.83m | 6:50PM0.56m | 5:58AM1.00m | 7:48PM0.62m | 6:14AM1.14m | 9:03PM0.68m | 5:49AM1.25m | 10:36PM0.68m | 11:56PM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 108 | 45 | 289 | 165 | 99 | 96 | 135 | 68 | 33 | 29 | 116 | 86 | 99 | 86 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 46 | 5 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 2 | 42 | 104 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 121 | 81 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 58 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 72 | 28 | 133 | 133 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 4 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 117 | — | 188 | 127 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 47 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 1 | 47 | 132 | 1 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
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