Surf Forecasts:
Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 694 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 56 | 47 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 143 | 694 | 581 | 164 | 275 | 260 | 247 | 544 | 492 | 494 | 482 | 339 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.49m | 12:21PM1.64m | 00:50AM1.42m | 1:08PM1.58m | 1:44AM1.35m | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:51AM1.28m | 3:10PM1.46m | 4:17AM1.27m | 4:33PM1.46m | 5:45AM1.35m | 5:51PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.25m | 7:07PM0.22m | 7:09AM0.34m | 8:14PM0.24m | 8:22AM0.41m | 9:23PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.45m | 10:32PM0.21m | 10:51AM0.45m | 11:38PM0.14m | 12:01PM0.40m | 00:39AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 56 | 47 | 45 | 21 | 21 | — | 516 | 581 | 164 | 275 | 260 | 247 | 544 | 492 | 494 | 482 | 339 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | — | NW 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 24 | 143 | 694 | — | 2 | 36 | 50 | 122 | 70 | 36 | 22 | 16 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 1061 | 1063 | 671 | 542 | 446 | 446 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 77 | 548 | 845 | 545 | 520 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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