Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, NNE swell with 19 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 0.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, taking a look at what Joss Bay has cooking. Brace yourselves—it’s a long dry spell before we see anything worth wetting a wetsuit for.
For the next week and a half, it’s flat as a pancake. Days and days of knee-high dribble, with swell heights barely hitting 0.5ft to 2ft, and the combined swell energy hanging out below 20 (weak). The winds are usually messy or just off enough to spoil it. Honestly, the first week has no standout. The morning of July 29th offers clean, glassy conditions, but with only a 2ft, short-period windswell from the east, you’ll be scratching for anything to ride. It’s not happening.
Things finally start to twitch around Tuesday the 4th of August. In the morning we see a clean 3ft wave from the northeast with offshore wind, and energy climbing to 23 (weak). By Tuesday afternoon it builds to 3ft, still northeast, clean, with energy up to 47 (weak).
The one day that stands out is Wednesday the 5th of August. Wednesday morning gives us a 5ft swell from the east-northeast, and the wind goes dead calm—glassy, with a light north-northeast breeze at 3 mph. The period is a short 6 seconds, but the energy hits 136 (moderate). This is the cleanest, most surfable session across the whole forecast. It’s not epic, but it’s the best we’ve got.
By Thursday the 6th of August, the swell jumps to 6ft–7ft from the east-northeast, with 7-second periods and energy readings of 313 and 416 (strong). Conditions are marginal though, with cross-offshore and light cross-shore breezes creating some bump. At that size, it’s getting too big for beginners and will be a bit unruly for a beach break with short-period swell. Water temperature is running average for this time of year.
So the bottom line: the first 10-plus days are a surf drought. Your best bet is the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August for clean, glassy conditions on a rideable 5ft wave. Thursday offers bigger but sloppier waves if you’re an experienced local looking for a challenge. Otherwise, sit tight.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | off |
High Tide | 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 | 12:14PM3.74m | 00:39AM3.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:52AM0.93m | 7:17PM0.64m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | N 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | S 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 4 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | E 4 | — | NE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 128 | 277 | 1019 | 922 | 667 | 787 | 534 | 641 | 452 | 108 | 205 | 232 | 210 | 232 | 277 | 522 | 314 | 503 | 503 | 536 |
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