Surf Forecasts:
Junkyards surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, SSW swell with 700 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW 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 (Sep 05) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period. 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 1.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Junkyards over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s look at what’s coming up for Junkyards.
Straight up, the next few days are a write-off. We’ve got a stormy, windy mess on Friday the 4th and Saturday morning the 5th, with onshore winds and lumpy, poor surf. The swell is there, around 6ft from the SSW on Friday, but it’s all cross-on and ugly. Saturday afternoon shows a glimmer as the wind goes light cross-off and the swell drops to 4ft, but it’s just not enough to get excited about. Sunday the 6th through to Thursday the 10th is pretty much flat or tiny, with nothing worth paddling out for. That’s a solid six-day blank run.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The real standout lands on Friday the 11th of September. We’ve got a new pulse of SE swell pushing in, building to 6ft in the morning and then 8ft by the afternoon, with a period of 9 seconds. That’s a decent amount of energy (747 in the afternoon) and the wind is set to be glassy – absolutely clean, no chop. This is the pick of the whole forecast. The swell direction is SSE to SE, and Junkyards (reef) is exposed to SW swell, so this is a bit of a side angle, but the quality of the wave and the conditions should still make it fun. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
Saturday the 12th holds on with clean conditions and offshore wind, with the swell easing from 6ft down to 5ft. It’s still good, but not as strong as Friday. After that, from Sunday the 13th onwards, it drops off fast, with tiny waves and only marginal surf for the rest of the second week. The 17th of September gives a little bump of 4ft, but it’s ordinary and short period.
So, if you’re waiting for a window, clear your schedule for Friday the 11th. That’s your best shot by a long way.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 565 | 490 | 367 | 288 | 216 | 153 | 122 | 92 | 41 | 71 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.98m | 12:27PM1.61m | 11:36PM1.86m | 2:36PM1.53m | 1:00AM1.75m | 4:38PM1.63m | 3:05AM1.74m | 5:34PM1.77m | 4:36AM1.86m | 6:12PM1.90m | 5:37AM2.01m | 6:43PM2.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.54m | 5:33PM1.19m | 7:11AM0.62m | 7:06PM1.35m | 8:59AM0.62m | 9:37PM1.34m | 10:29AM0.52m | 11:02PM1.18m | 11:31AM0.41m | 11:53PM0.98m | 12:17PM0.33m | 00:33AM0.78m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NNW 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 250 | 90 | 75 | 62 | 288 | 216 | 153 | 122 | 92 | 36 | 71 | 51 | 123 | 153 | 91 | 130 | 98 | 68 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 37 | 26 | 38 | 48 | 81 | 38 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 116 | 10 | 17 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | E 12 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | E 14 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 13 | NE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | E 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 553 | 565 | 490 | 367 | — | — | 77 | 161 | 127 | 122 | 127 | 148 | 128 | 96 | 142 | — | 124 | 106 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 609 | 762 | 609 | 609 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 860 | 29 | 752 | 775 | 657 | 755 | 775 | 609 | 775 | 775 | 26 |
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