Surf Forecasts:
Joss Bay surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, E swell with 42 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Joss Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s size up the next 16 days for Joss Bay.
To be straight with you, the outlook is a tough one. For the entire 16-day window, we’ve got a run of flat, weak conditions that barely register. The waves are tiny, often just 0.3 ft, and the energy is pathetic – the best we see is a combined energy of just 28 (weak) on the 1st of August. There’s no standout swell, no real pulse to get excited about.
The first notable surf we see is a sniff of something on Tuesday the 28th of July. We’ve got a tiny 0.7 ft swell from the NNE, but the period is a short 7 seconds. The wind is glassy in the morning, which is a rare treat, but with waves that small, it’s more of a paddle than a surf. The water temp is a very unusual 68°F, which is 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly.
The pattern continues flat. Wednesday the 29th sees a tiny 2 ft swell from the ESE with a pitiful 4-second period, blown out by a cross-onshore wind. The energy is still pathetic (13).
The best chance for something rideable, if you can call it that, comes on Saturday the 1st of August. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ENE, but it’s still a short-period 5-second windswell, making it crumbly and weak. The combined energy is only 28 (weak). The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it’s not clean. It’s still poor surf, but it’s the biggest we’ll see.
After that, it’s back to the same old story – tiny 0.7 ft, 0.3 ft waves with onshore or cross-off winds right through to the 9th of August. The whole window is a write-off for any decent surf. Joss Bay is inconsistent at the best of times, and this is one of those long blank runs.
Don’t bother checking the buoys, there’s nothing on the way. It’s a perfect time to clean the wax off your board and wait for a proper groundswell.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NNE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | N 9 | N 9 | W 3 | W 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 12:52PM3.94m | 1:19AM3.74m | 1:29PM4.10m | 1:57AM3.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.29m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:52PM1.09m | 6:11AM1.09m | 6:37PM0.86m | 6:52AM0.93m | 7:17PM0.64m | 7:29AM0.81m | 7:55PM0.45m | 8:04AM0.72m | 8:30PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 21 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 590 | 607 | 536 | 390 | 207 | 203 | 123 | 277 | 296 | 257 | 277 | 378 | 277 | 397 | 128 | 350 | 354 | 470 | 450 |
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