Surf Forecasts:
Hammonds Reef surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 352 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW 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 (Jul 05) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. 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 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hammonds Reef over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here again, switching to feet and miles for the imperial crew.
Honestly, it’s a dry stretch. No real surf to get excited about across the full 16-day run. The whole thing is flat to tiny. The highest reading comes in at 4ft on Wednesday the 8th, but that’s with a short, weak 8-second period and cross-on wind.
Start on Sunday the 5th: 2ft from the SSW, 18-second period, cross-on breeze at 6 mph, combined energy around 238—water temp is 64°, a touch warmer than usual. But with that tiny size and onshore chop, it’s poor.
Monday the 6th is 2ft in the morning, 16-second period, still cross-on. Tuesday the 7th picks up to 2ft, combined energy hits 451 in the afternoon as wind goes cross-shore with a slight chop. The lines are long but there’s no push.
Wednesday the 8th morning edges up to 2ft with a 16-second period and a combined energy of 542—marginal. Then the afternoon hits the high point: 4ft from the west, but the period collapses to 8 seconds. Wind is still cross-on. That’s the best the whole 16 days offers, and it’s barely surfable.
From Thursday the 9th, it’s a slow fade: 1ft to 3ft the rest of the way. Wind stays light cross-on or onshore. The longer-period swells in the second week—up to 18 seconds on the 16th—never get above 2ft. Combined energy sinks to a weak 78 by Monday the 20th.
The whole second week is a bust. Nothing over 3ft and all the wrong wind. The only spot that shows any pulse is the 8th afternoon at Hammonds Reef, and that’s a sorry best. If you really need to get wet, maybe rig the kite because the paddle game is dead.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 121 | 258 | 171 | 155 | 216 | 283 | 276 | 276 | 237 | 195 | 310 | 188 | 226 | 223 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 174 | 135 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.66m | 1:33AM1.57m | 3:24PM1.75m | 2:48AM1.39m | 4:03PM1.86m | 4:34AM1.27m | 4:49PM1.99m | 6:29AM1.25m | 5:40PM2.13m | 7:57AM1.32m | 6:33PM2.27m | 8:59AM1.40m | 7:27PM2.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM1.17m | 8:19AM0.66m | 9:45PM1.06m | 8:54AM0.80m | 11:11PM0.87m | 9:38AM0.93m | 00:23AM0.64m | 10:35AM1.04m | 1:23AM0.39m | 11:43AM1.12m | 2:16AM0.17m | 12:50PM1.14m | 3:06AM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 174 | 121 | 42 | 28 | 100 | 89 | 60 | 276 | 143 | 165 | 195 | 295 | 188 | 203 | 169 | 138 | 73 | 54 | 174 | 135 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 34 | 258 | 171 | 155 | 166 | 283 | 54 | 276 | 237 | 173 | 310 | 168 | 226 | 223 | 137 | 123 | 121 | 50 | 34 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 91 | 90 | 14 | 216 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 67 | 120 | 179 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 9 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 64 | 34 | 49 | 172 | 40 | 108 | 207 | 73 | 75 | 85 | — | 108 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 124 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 132 | 11 |
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