Surf Forecasts:
Honeymoon Island surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, S swell with 6 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Honeymoon Island this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Honeymoon Island in the next 16 days are 0.4m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Honeymoon Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right from the get-go, I gotta be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking bleak for a proper surf. I've scanned the charts, and there’s just nothing with any punch on the horizon for our stretch of coast. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, weak conditions that’ll have you checking your board for dust more than checking the surf.
The only spot I’ve got any info on is Honeymoon Island, and honestly, it’s a tough one. It’s a sandbar that rarely breaks, so we’re already starting from a tricky spot. For the rest of this week and into the next, it’s just a whole lot of nothing. The wind is all over the place, from light cross-shore junk to stronger offshore blows, but with the swell essentially at zero, it just doesn’t matter. Clean and blown-out both look the same when there’s no waves. We are looking at days and days of this. It’s going to be a real dry spell.
Looking at the data, the water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a small consolation if you're just thinking of a swim. The energy in the water is dead weak, with values barely registering – just single digits (1) most of the time. That’s as weak as it gets. There’s a brief flicker of life around Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th, with a tiny 1ft to 0.6ft swell from the south, but the period is a short, wind-slop 4 seconds. That’s not a wave, that’s a ripple. The energy is still pathetic (4), and while Saturday morning the wind goes glassy, it’s still just ankle-biters.
Honestly, the call for the next 16 days is a firm "stay home." There are no standouts, no hidden gems, nothing that’s going to make you ditch work. With the spot being as inconsistent as it is and the swell being this anemic, a blank run like this isn't unusual for the area. It’s just the way it goes sometimes. The wait continues.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | SE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.03m | 1:32AM0.99m | 2:14PM0.97m | 1:56AM1.01m | 2:54PM0.89m | 2:22AM1.01m | 3:37PM0.82m | 2:50AM1.00m | 4:25PM0.74m | 3:24AM0.98m | 5:27PM0.67m | 4:06AM0.93m | 6:55PM0.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.14m | 8:06AM0.04m | 8:16PM0.20m | 8:43AM0.04m | 8:42PM0.26m | 9:20AM0.05m | 9:09PM0.31m | 10:00AM0.08m | 9:37PM0.35m | 10:48AM0.12m | 10:12PM0.39m | 11:53AM0.17m | 11:04PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1750 | 586 | 217 | 217 | 586 | 217 | 217 | 1445 | 282 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 1407 | 680 | 680 | 670 | 1620 | 216 | 248 | 443 | 233 |
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