Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, NNE swell with 54 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 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you straight up – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of barely-there surf ahead, so don't get your hopes up. The first solid recommendation isn't even on the board until much later, so we're looking at a long, flat gap right from the start.
The whole 16-day window is plagued by tiny, weak swells. Combine that with onshore winds for the first few days, and it's a write-off. You'll see the combined swell energy reading a measly `13` on the 21st of July – that's barely a ripple. Water temps at Joss Bay are way out of whack, sitting at `68°F`, which is a massive `7°F` warmer than normal for the time of year. That's very unusual.
From Tuesday the 21st through to the start of August, it's a desert. We've got days with combined energy readings of `7`, `4`, even `1`. Just tiny windswells and no power. Conditions are mostly clean from the 24th onwards, with some cross-offshore breezes, but there's simply no swell to ride. A few early mornings on the 24th and 25th (Friday and Saturday) see clean conditions on tiny `1ft` and `2ft` slop from the NNE to N, but it's barely surfable.
There's a tiny blip on the radar for the 1st of August (Saturday). The morning shows a `2ft` easterly swell with a period of just `4 seconds` – super short period, so it'll be crumbly and weak. The energy is only `12`. The afternoon looks a bit better with clean `2ft` easterly and light offshore wind from the W. It's still tiny, but if you're desperate for a paddle, it's the best we've got in this whole forecast. It's for intermediates or above only, as the quality will be poor.
After that, it fizzles out again. There's a glassy morning on the 3rd of August (Monday) at Joss Bay (Kent), but with zero swell energy, it's a flat calm. The best you can say is the wind is light and variable.
Honestly, for the next 16 days, the surf is a no-go. If you've got a kite, those winds from the SSW and S on the 26th and 30th of July might give you something to do, but for a paddle surfer, this is a proper blank run. It's not unusual for this area to see long quiet spells like this, especially in the summer. Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change, but for now, don't bother waxing up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 6 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | NW 4 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
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 kJ | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28PM3.72m | 6:08AM3.38m | 6:22PM3.48m | 7:00AM3.22m | 7:21PM3.28m | 7:58AM3.12m | 8:23PM3.17m | 8:57AM3.11m | 9:25PM3.16m | 9:54AM3.18m | 10:21PM3.22m | 10:46AM3.33m | 11:12PM3.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.76m | 12:22PM1.19m | 00:55AM1.04m | 1:12PM1.33m | 1:50AM1.26m | 2:18PM1.43m | 3:04AM1.38m | 3:43PM1.42m | 4:22AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.29m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:52PM1.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | S 5 | NNE 5 | SW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 7 | 15 | 30 | — | 27 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | N 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 49 | 43 | 17 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 823 | 411 | 443 | 778 | 216 | 299 | 522 | 277 | 822 | 681 | 667 | 850 | 534 | 377 | 554 | 534 | 354 | 328 | 339 | 277 |
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