Surf Forecasts:
La Santa - The Slab surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, N swell with 748 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Santa - The Slab this week:
The surf forecast for La Santa - The Slab over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Santa - The Slab in the next 16 days are 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 9s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 24th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Santa - The Slab over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 16 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 472 | 668 | 745 | 745 | 710 | 651 | 575 | 381 | 280 | 189 | 173 | 189 | 180 | 233 | 133 | 161 | 111 | 164 | 251 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM1.91m | 6:06PM1.72m | 6:28AM1.74m | 7:06PM1.54m | 7:45AM1.61m | 8:54PM1.45m | 9:39AM1.60m | 10:39PM1.53m | 11:01AM1.74m | 11:38PM1.69m | 11:50AM1.92m | 00:18AM1.86m | 12:27PM2.11m | 00:51AM2.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.66m | 00:01AM0.78m | 12:45PM0.84m | 1:01AM0.94m | 2:21PM0.96m | 2:52AM1.02m | 4:23PM0.92m | 4:38AM0.93m | 5:29PM0.77m | 5:35AM0.77m | 6:10PM0.59m | 6:14AM0.60m | 6:43PM0.41m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 47 | 130 | 96 | 68 | 36 | 40 | 575 | 381 | 265 | 185 | 122 | 99 | 180 | 233 | 131 | 161 | 111 | 164 | 161 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | N 16 | N 18 | N 17 | N 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NW 16 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 144 | 233 | 280 | 189 | 173 | 189 | 53 | 33 | 133 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 251 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 71 | — | — | 23 | 35 | 21 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 70 | 18 | 28 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 494 | 472 | 668 | 745 | 745 | 710 | 651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 248 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 142 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
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