Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, NNE swell with 48 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 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Joss Bay.
Honestly, mate, it's a quiet stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window looks pretty flat and lifeless. There are no good surf options on offer right now. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the wind is often messy. The water is running at a balmy 68°, which is a massive 7° warmer than usual, so it feels like a bathtub, but there's just no energy to play with.
We kick off on Wednesday the 22nd of July with tiny 2ft swell from the north, but the wind is a cross-on from the NNE at 6 mph, creating ripples. The combined energy is a weak 20. The afternoon gets worse with onshore wind. This pattern of poor conditions holds through the rest of the week. Thursday the 23rd has a bit more wind, and the swell is still only 2ft. Friday through Sunday sees some clean, cross-off winds, but the swell drops to practically nothing, with energy readings of just 9, 6, and then a measly 1. The weekend is a total write-off.
The following week continues the same story. From Monday the 27th through to the end of the period on the 6th of August, we see consistent "poor surf conditions" labels. The occasional puff of clean wind runs over flat water. There's a very brief appearance of a 2ft north-northeast swell on the morning of Thursday the 30th, but it's met with a 12 mph cross-on wind, making it choppy and ugly. The last few days into August show a couple of 2ft and 2ft pulses from the east and northeast, but always with cross-on or onshore winds and periods under 8 seconds, so no real shape to speak of.
It's a classic flat spell for the area. Don't bother packing the board just yet. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a long blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 9 | 35 | 19 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 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 | 11:32AM3.53m | 11:58PM3.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:11AM1.09m | 6:37PM0.86m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | — | S 5 | — | NNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | N 5 | E 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 35 | — | 48 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | S 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 737 | 314 | 299 | 370 | 299 | 754 | 684 | 681 | 787 | 597 | 554 | 850 | 205 | 277 | 684 | 449 | 359 | 522 | 495 | |
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