Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, N swell with 47 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Joss Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Joss Bay in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Listen up, crew, Rusty here with the straight dope. Joss Bay is looking dead for the next 16 days – no real surf to speak of. It’s a total blank. They’re calling for tiny dribbles of 0.3ft to 1ft, and the energy numbers are laughable, hardly ever getting out of the single digits. The highest combined energy we see is only 37 – that’s weak. The wind is mostly offshore and clean, but with no swell, it’s all show and no go.
This spot is inconsistent, so a dry run like this is pretty normal for the area. The first week, starting Monday 7th, is completely flat. The second week doesn’t save us. There’s a little pulse on Wednesday 16th – a 0.3ft swell with a period of 11 seconds – but it’s too weak to do anything. Later on Monday 21st, a 1ft swell rolls in with a 10-second period, but it still won’t produce anything rideable. The ocean is just flat out refusing to cooperate. Keep your hopes up, forecasts change, but for now, don’t bother paddling out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | SSW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — |
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 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:27AM3.30m | 9:10PM3.40m | 9:38AM3.49m | 10:19PM3.60m | 10:37AM3.78m | 11:15PM3.84m | 11:27AM4.07m | 00:03AM4.06m | 12:12PM4.30m | 00:45AM4.21m | 12:54PM4.45m | 1:24AM4.26m | 1:33PM4.49m | 2:01AM4.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM1.12m | 4:19AM1.18m | 4:52PM0.78m | 5:22AM0.94m | 5:47PM0.41m | 6:10AM0.70m | 6:33PM0.11m | 6:52AM0.52m | 7:14PM-0.07m | 7:30AM0.40m | 7:51PM-0.12m | 8:05AM0.35m | 8:26PM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 5 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | SW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 270 | 201 | 387 | 536 | 389 | 205 | 126 | 158 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 377 | 204 | 194 | 461 | 449 | 399 | 553 | 278 | 431 |
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