Surf Forecasts:
L'Amelie surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,124 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for L'Amelie this week:
The surf forecast for L'Amelie over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at L'Amelie in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for L'Amelie over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 230 | 240 | 288 | 188 | 103 | 70 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 98 | 82 | 45 | 219 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06PM2.80m | 12:04PM2.82m | 1:11AM2.72m | 1:46PM2.86m | 2:29AM2.83m | 2:51PM3.05m | 3:22AM3.04m | 3:39PM3.29m | 4:03AM3.27m | 4:16PM3.55m | 4:37AM3.48m | 4:48PM3.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM1.24m | 5:04AM1.41m | 5:43PM1.46m | 6:15AM1.57m | 7:05PM1.51m | 7:37AM1.52m | 8:23PM1.36m | 8:45AM1.31m | 9:20PM1.10m | 9:35AM1.02m | 10:03PM0.80m | 10:15AM0.73m | 10:40PM0.51m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | W 9 | N 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 201 | 230 | 240 | — | 188 | 103 | 70 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 82 | 45 | — | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | NNE 3 | NW 7 | SSW 4 | W 6 | W 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 18 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 288 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 98 | — | — | 219 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 12 | 83 | 291 | 19 | 0 | 111 | 25 | 140 | 322 | 274 | 482 | 432 | 410 | 381 | 258 | 19 | 0 | 83 | 87 |
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