Surf Forecasts:
Junkyards surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 13s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 34ft (10.5m), 15s period, S swell with 50,524 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Junkyards this week:
The surf forecast for Junkyards over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 9.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Junkyards in the next 16 days are 10.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 11.0m 14s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 31ft (9.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 31ft (9.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 34ft (10.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Junkyards over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Junkyards has in store.
Honestly, it's a rough start. For the next ten days, it’s pretty much dead or blown out. We’ve got a real gap of flat, windy rubbish from the 1st right through to the morning of the 7th of August. Not worth paddling out. Then from the 7th afternoon through the 10th, the wind goes absolutely mental—we’re talking gale and storm-force stuff—and the swell jumps up to a terrifying 34 ft on the 8th of August. That’s not surfing, that’s a survival mission, and even then, the forecast says it’s too big for the break anyway. The 9th and 10th are just a howling, dangerous mess.
The light at the end of the tunnel shows up on Wednesday, the 12th of August. Morning looks like our standout. The swell is a clean 4 ft from the SW with a nice 12-second period, a proper groundswell. The wind goes glassy—dead calm—and the water temp is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s the session to circle. Combined energy is moderate, around 803, but the conditions will make it feel way better. Keep in mind, it's a reef break, so that long period (12s) will be groomed nicely.
Thursday the 13th is also looking tidy, with clean 4 ft SW swell and light offshore winds in the morning. Consistent enough, and the reef will handle that long-period energy well. Friday the 14th stays clean but the swell drops off a touch and the period shortens up, so it’ll be weaker. After that, we’re back into choppy onshores for the 15th and 16th, so the window is narrow.
The single standout for the whole outlook is Wednesday morning, the 12th. Glassy conditions, chest-high SW groundswell, and a reef that won’t let you down.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 18 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | WNW 10 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1924 | 27160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15PM2.06m | 9:02AM2.11m | 9:44PM2.06m | 9:44AM2.05m | 10:15PM2.05m | 10:30AM1.94m | 10:49PM2.01m | 11:26AM1.80m | 11:29PM1.96m | 12:40PM1.64m | 00:20AM1.89m | 2:33PM1.55m | 1:33AM1.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.74m | 3:26PM0.39m | 3:45AM0.67m | 4:00PM0.51m | 4:26AM0.63m | 4:37PM0.68m | 5:16AM0.63m | 5:17PM0.88m | 6:17AM0.64m | 6:08PM1.08m | 7:37AM0.65m | 7:25PM1.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 79 | 66 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 18 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 15 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 47 | 168 | 357 | 392 | 636 | 793 | 1288 | 1789 | 2498 | 3938 | 5152 | 14246 | 18979 | 19928 | 29582 | 24032 | 8983 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 464 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | W 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1924 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 11 | N 12 | N 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 69 | — | 794 | 1729 | 6218 | 18562 | 11723 | 27160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1414 | 1412 | 659 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 733 | 609 | 745 | 745 | 609 | 1281 | 863 |
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