Surf Forecasts:
Junkyards surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period, S swell with 14 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Junkyards this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Junkyards in the next 16 days are 0.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Junkyards over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with ya – this isn't one of those fire forecasts we dream about. We're looking at Junkyards, a reef setup, over the next 16 days, and the swell window is basically closed for business for a long stretch.
Right now, and for the better part of the next week and a half, it's flat. Dead flat. The energy readings are mostly zeros, with just a few tiny pulses on the 18th and 23rd that barely register (12 and 21 on the energy scale). That's weak, weak stuff. We're talking about a solid gap from now until around the 23rd of September where there's nothing worth paddling out for.
The water temp is sitting at a warm 84°, which is right on the money for this time of year – nothing unusual there.
When we finally see a little bump on Wednesday the 23rd, it's a 0.6m (that's about 2 ft) pulse from the NW with a short, snappy 6-second period. The wind is looking cross-offshore from the N at 25 km/h (about 15 mph), which will keep the surface clean. But honestly, for a reef break like Junkyards, that short period isn't going to produce much. It'll be small, weak, and inconsistent. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the lack of any real push from the ocean.
There is no standout session in this entire 16-day window. The best you can hope for is a few ankle-biters on the 23rd with clean conditions, but that's a stretch. It's one of those periods where the ocean just hits pause.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | S 7 | E 14 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:04PM2.16m | 8:22AM2.19m | 8:30PM2.17m | 8:56AM2.10m | 8:54PM2.14m | 9:30AM1.97m | 9:19PM2.09m | 10:06AM1.82m | 9:44PM2.01m | 10:45AM1.67m | 10:10PM1.90m | 11:36AM1.52m | 10:38PM1.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.39m | 2:29PM0.49m | 2:47AM0.36m | 2:56PM0.61m | 3:19AM0.37m | 3:20PM0.75m | 3:52AM0.44m | 3:44PM0.89m | 4:28AM0.53m | 4:08PM1.03m | 5:09AM0.65m | 4:32PM1.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NNW 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 176 | 154 | 193 | 166 | 177 | 189 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 108 | 110 | 54 | 47 | 92 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 14 | ESE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 5 | E 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 62 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 6 | 61 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 84 | 84 | 13 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 7 | NNW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | NW 6 | E 15 | NNW 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 100 | 91 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 29 | 49 | 107 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 125 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 609 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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