Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, NE swell with 216 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Joss Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Joss Bay in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next 16 days for Joss Bay.
It’s a grim outlook, plain and simple. From the 7th of July right through, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for a while. Kicking off the 7th, the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft, clean but flat with a 15 km/h offshore wind Tuesday morning, then glassy in the afternoon. But there’s zero to ride. That tiny 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft stuff lasts all the way through to Friday the 11th. The water is sitting at 67°F, which is running 8°F warmer than usual – that’s pretty unusual.
The combined wave energy is laughable, sitting in the single digits (2, 1, 1, 4…). Then on Saturday the 12th, a small pulse of 4 ft swell shows up from the NE with a 5-second period. The energy climbs to 47, but the wind is howling at 30 km/h from the NE, making it lumpy and messy. Not fun.
Things pick up a bit on Sunday the 13th of July. The swell hits 5 ft from the NE, period of 6 seconds, and the energy jumps to moderate (167 in the morning, 169 in the afternoon). Sounds good, but the wind is onshore and cross-onshore at 35 to 40 km/h, trashing the surface. That size and that wind at a beach break might make it more of a kite-foiling show than a wave you’d want to paddle into. Definitely not for beginners at over 5 ft.
Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th drop back to 4 ft and 3 ft, still with strong onshore winds. Wednesday the 16th shows a little more push – 6 ft from the ENE, period of 6 seconds, energy at 196 – but again, fresh onshore winds ruin it.
From the 17th of July on, it fades badly. We’re back to 2 ft to 1 ft, with periods of 4 to 9 seconds. There’s one small window on the morning of Wednesday the 22nd when a clean 10 km/h offshore wind from the SW blows over 1 ft of swell, but that’s just not enough to call a session.
There is no standout here. No day where the swell size, wind, and direction all line up. The swell direction, mostly NE or NNE, doesn’t hit the N direction Joss Bay needs. The first week, July 7th through the 14th, is a total blank. The second week looks just as bleak.
A quiet run like this is more common for this spot.
Keep your expectations low and your wetsuit handy. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 216 | 167 | 169 | 138 | 100 | 124 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:22PM3.78m | 6:04AM3.56m | 6:17PM3.69m | 7:03AM3.55m | 7:19PM3.64m | 8:04AM3.57m | 8:25PM3.65m | 9:06AM3.63m | 9:30PM3.74m | 10:06AM3.76m | 10:32PM3.88m | 11:03AM3.92m | 11:31PM4.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM1.06m | 00:00AM0.66m | 12:16PM1.12m | 00:49AM0.73m | 1:11PM1.18m | 1:48AM0.81m | 2:20PM1.19m | 3:02AM0.85m | 3:43PM1.10m | 4:23AM0.81m | 5:00PM0.89m | 5:34AM0.69m | 6:04PM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 216 | 167 | 169 | 138 | 100 | 124 | 137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 642 | 422 | 418 | 571 | 257 | 354 | 495 | 354 | 303 | 422 | 396 | 422 | 462 | 352 | 705 | 592 | 488 | 774 | 450 | 711 |
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