Surf Forecasts:
Hammonds Reef surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, WNW swell with 238 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) 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 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hammonds Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright mate, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this forecast for Hammonds Reef is grim.
We’ve got a massive dry spell to start. From the very beginning on Saturday, July 11th, right through to Tuesday, July 14th, there’s absolutely nothing worth talking about. A big gap of no-surf days.
Things get slightly interesting on Wednesday morning, July 15th. It’s glassy – dead flat calm – and there’s a tiny 3ft swell from the WNW. The period is short at 6 seconds, so it’s weak, but the combined wave energy is moderate (145). It’s surfable, but just barely. That afternoon the swell picks up a bit to 4ft from the west, but the wind swings cross-onshore and ruins it. Don’t bother.
After that, it’s a long, sad story. Almost every single session is labeled poor. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore. You get a few days with some energy – like the afternoon of July 18th (combined energy 311) and the morning of July 21st (291) – but the swell is tiny, around 2ft to 2ft, and the wind is consistently messing up the surface. For a sheltered reef that wants a clean westerly swell with offshore wind, this is just not happening.
Water temp is 64°, which is about 2° above the average for this time of year – a little warmer than usual, so that’s the only nice thing I can say.
There is no standout. The only window is that tiny, glassy Wednesday morning on July 15th, and even then it’s nothing to write home about. If you’re a beginner, you could mess around, but for anyone else, this stretch is a write-off. It’s a blank run that makes sense for a place that just isn’t lining up with the swell right now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 133 | 107 | 163 | 165 | 145 | 137 | 141 | 113 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 64 | 119 | 50 | 165 | 113 | 58 | 68 | 63 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.40m | 7:27PM2.41m | 9:49AM1.48m | 8:21PM2.51m | 10:34AM1.55m | 9:13PM2.55m | 11:17AM1.61m | 10:04PM2.52m | 11:59AM1.67m | 10:53PM2.41m | 12:41PM1.73m | 11:43PM2.22m | 1:23PM1.78m | 00:35AM1.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM1.14m | 3:06AM-0.01m | 1:53PM1.12m | 3:53AM-0.12m | 2:51PM1.08m | 4:39AM-0.16m | 3:47PM1.03m | 5:23AM-0.12m | 4:44PM1.00m | 6:05AM-0.01m | 5:42PM0.98m | 6:45AM0.16m | 6:44PM0.97m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | W 5 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 17 | W 5 |
| kJ | 172 | 133 | 107 | 163 | 165 | 145 | 137 | 141 | 113 | 76 | 15 | 56 | 64 | 119 | 50 | 165 | 113 | 58 | 68 | 57 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 78 | 79 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 61 | 33 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 18 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 93 | 25 | 1 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 59 | 38 | 49 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 14 | 28 | 57 | 58 | 31 | 136 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | W 4 | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 53 | — | — | 124 | — | 38 | — | — | 63 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 94 | 0 | 20 | 74 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 295 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 124 | 20 | 1 |
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