Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, NE swell with 138 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let me level with you. Looking at the forecast for Joss Bay over the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty bleak picture for us surfers. The truth is, there’s very little wave energy on the cards, and what does show up is plagued by messy winds. It’s one of those periods where you might be better off keeping the board in the car and enjoying a cold one on the beach instead.
To give you the hard facts, we kick off Sunday the 5th of July with tiny, weak 0.3ft swell from the north and a measly combined energy of just 1, with a cross-off wind that’s not doing it any favours. That pretty much sets the tone. Through Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th, the swell is either non-existent or barely a ripple. The energy doesn’t crack double digits until Friday the 10th, when we see a bit of a bump – 3ft to 3ft from the east-northeast. But here’s the kicker: that comes with a fresh to strong onshore wind, making it a messy, lumpy affair. Even when the swell hits about 4ft on the morning of Sunday the 12th, the wind is howling cross-onshore at 22 mph, creating awful conditions.
That bigger pulse around the 12th, with combined energy hitting 85, is the most significant push of the whole period, but it’s a total write-off for a clean ride. Through the second week, from the 14th onwards, we’re back to small, weak swell and persistent cross-onshore winds. The south-easterly and easterly winds are just never giving us a clean window. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Saturday the 19th with a cross-off wind from the northwest, but the swell is only 2ft.
There’s really nothing to get excited about. It’s a two-week-long gap with no surf worth paddling out for. The setup here, with those strong onshore winds and a beach break, would look far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during most of this period. Hang in there, forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | SW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | S 4 | N 6 | N 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48PM3.95m | 4:23AM3.61m | 4:33PM3.88m | 5:11AM3.59m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.93m | 10:41PM0.54m | 10:48AM0.99m | 11:19PM0.59m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 5 | S 4 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SSW 4 | — | N 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 449 | 462 | 498 | 502 | 454 | 359 | 503 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 422 | 359 | 470 | 359 | 303 | 303 | 354 | 354 | 477 | 422 |
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