Ins and Outs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.56° S 149.30° W

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ins and Outs sea temperature is

26.2° C

Ins and Outs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ins and Outs today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ins and Outs at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Evening (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

Table - waves today at Ins and Outs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 21					Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	55	78	101	144	187	200	184	190	196	202	208	240	303	385	411	387	355	310	278	247	223
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide					8:10PM0.21m				8:29AM0.20m				10:23PM0.22m				10:10AM0.22m
Low Tide		11:54AM0.15m					3:53AM0.18m				3:58PM0.14m				4:54AM0.15m				4:54PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	25
Feels °C	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	25	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 8
kJ	22	23	22	22	20	22	22	22	11	10	11	11	12	7	7	7	7	6	9	9	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	S 16	S 16	S 16	SE 10	S 15	N 8	N 8	SE 10
kJ	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	2	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	6	6	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	W 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	N 10	S 19	N 10	SE 11	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	N 13	S 15	S 15	S 12
kJ	3	3	7	7	6	6	2	7	2	5	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	55	78	101	144	187	200	184	190	196	202	208	240	303	385	411	387	355	310	278	247	223
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	2304	2304	2304	2304	2304	2304	2304	2304	2304	2304	2318	2432	2626	2626	2626	2626	1167	2626	257	1167	2612
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8

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