Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NE swell with 360 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E 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 (Jul 15) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m 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 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for Joss Bay. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty desperate, so I’m not going to sugarcoat it for you.
Right off the bat, we’ve got a massive gap. From Saturday, July 11th right through to the end of the run, there’s just no surf worth paddling out for. Every single record in the data comes back with a score of zero. The energy is tiny, the swell is short-period and weak, and the wind is almost always from the wrong direction. The maximum combined energy we see hits 144 (moderate) on Sunday afternoon, July 12th, but that’s paired with a strong cross-onshore breeze and a messy 5.2 ft windswell. That’s not a surf session; that’s a washing machine.
The most consistent thing here is the disappointment. We’ll see a few little pulses of 1.3 ft to 3.0 ft swell here and there, but it’s all short-period NE windswell, never aligning with the optimum N direction. The wind is more often than not onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up whatever tiny bumps exist. There are a couple of afternoons, like Friday July 17th and Monday July 20th, where the wind goes clean offshore (WSW), but the swell is practically non-existent at 1.3 ft and 1.0 ft. You’d be bobbing around on a lake.
Because this spot is a "fairly exposed" beach, and the swell is basically non-existent or too weak and messy, it’s a flat spell. The only note is that for a spot like this, a blank run of this length is just part of the deal. It’s not a place that reliably fires, so when it’s bad, it’s bad for a while. Forecasts can change, but from what I’m seeing, leave your board in the van and go for a walk.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
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 kJ | 19 | 29 | 74 | 64 | 144 | 282 | 86 | 56 | 120 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 29 | 57 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:06AM3.63m | 9:30PM3.74m | 10:06AM3.76m | 10:32PM3.88m | 11:03AM3.92m | 11:31PM4.03m | 11:56AM4.09m | 00:26AM4.14m | 12:46PM4.25m | 1:19AM4.20m | 1:34PM4.35m | 2:10AM4.18m | 2:21PM4.39m | 2:58AM4.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM1.10m | 4:23AM0.81m | 5:00PM0.89m | 5:34AM0.69m | 6:04PM0.62m | 6:33AM0.56m | 7:00PM0.33m | 7:25AM0.47m | 7:50PM0.09m | 8:12AM0.44m | 8:37PM-0.06m | 8:56AM0.48m | 9:22PM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 64 | — | — | 57 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | 74 | 64 | 144 | 282 | 86 | 56 | 120 | 46 | 49 | — | — | 69 | 29 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 444 | 422 | 462 | 399 | 231 | 802 | 790 | 462 | 450 | 454 | 422 | 450 | 456 | 143 | 54 | 281 | 194 | 344 | 296 | 430 |
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