Surf Forecasts:
Koeel Bay surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 14 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,210 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Koeel Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Koeel Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Koeel Bay in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 10th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Koeel Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 141 | 137 | 289 | 653 | 503 | 268 | 205 | 281 | 160 | 108 | 680 | 1080 | 1210 | 915 | 700 | 458 | 243 | 205 | 449 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.49m | 3:58AM1.42m | 4:06PM1.43m | 4:30AM1.37m | 4:38PM1.36m | 5:04AM1.31m | 5:11PM1.27m | 5:41AM1.24m | 5:48PM1.18m | 6:25AM1.17m | 6:33PM1.09m | 7:23AM1.11m | 7:37PM1.02m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.22m | 9:48PM0.15m | 9:59AM0.26m | 10:18PM0.21m | 10:31AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.28m | 11:04AM0.39m | 11:22PM0.35m | 11:42AM0.48m | 00:00AM0.43m | 12:29PM0.56m | 00:48AM0.51m | 1:37PM0.62m | 1:54AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 141 | 137 | 289 | 653 | 503 | 268 | 205 | 13 | 160 | 108 | 680 | 1080 | 1210 | 915 | 700 | 458 | 243 | 205 | 449 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 20 | W 11 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | — | — | S 20 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 33 | 37 | 81 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 88 | 11 | 85 | 72 | 32 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 8 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 100 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 11 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 46 | 281 | 13 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 310 | 77 | 29 | 75 | 127 | 94 | 299 | 559 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 302 | 365 | 15 | 382 | 302 | 0 | 185 | 2824 | 5 | 185 | 963 | 58 | 185 | 967 | 58 |
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