Surf Forecasts:
Lido Beach surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, E swell with 297 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lido Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Lido Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lido Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lido Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let's get real about Lido Beach for the next couple of weeks. The short story is: it's a tough outlook. We've got a massive dry spell kicking things off – for the first six days, through the 19th of September, it's pretty much flat. Tiny swells, weak energy, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore garbage. Not worth the walk.
We finally see a little bump on the morning of the 20th with a small 0.8-ft SSW swell. The energy is just a flicker (72), but a WNW cross-offshore breeze keeps it clean. The problem is the period is a short 6 seconds, so it'll be weak and soft. Barely surfable.
But then things get real on the morning of September 21st. The swell jumps to 6-ft from the east, pumping the energy up to 247. That's a solid shot of power. The wind is a cross-offshore from the ENE, which keeps the surface clean, but that 6-second wave period means it's still a bit "wind swell" and lacking in proper shape. By the afternoon, it's 6-ft (297 energy), but the wind shifts cross-shore, so the face is going to get a little jumbled.
The days after that get bigger but wilder. By the 23rd of September, Wednesday, we're looking at a solid 7-ft from the ESE with a massive energy reading of 569. Sounds epic, right? Wrong. The wind is howling at 30 km/h onshore from the SSE. That's going to be a total wind-chopped mess. That kind of size and direction is more suited to a kite than a surfboard.
If you're patient, there is one golden window. Thursday, the 24th of September, late in the afternoon, it all comes together. Swell drops to a clean 4-ft from the ESE (237 energy), and the wind goes dead flat, glassy from the southwest. That's the moment. The surface will be like a lake, and that energy will actually hold some shape. It's the only time in the whole forecast that's scored as "good surf conditions." If you can only pick one session in the next two weeks, that Thursday afternoon is it. Lido Beach is a fairly consistent spot, but moments like this are what you wait for.
After that brief window, it fades back to tiny (3-ft or less) and weak, with mostly poor wind again through the end of the month.
So, there you go. A long wait, one killer afternoon of glassy surf on the 24th, and then a fade-out. Keep your eyes peeled.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 33 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.64m | 10:32PM1.41m | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:20PM1.31m | 11:47AM1.49m | 00:09AM1.22m | 12:35PM1.42m | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:25PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.10m | 2:18PM1.34m | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:15PM1.34m | 3:51AM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.07m | 4:38AM0.09m | 5:13PM0.16m | 5:14AM0.20m | 5:58PM0.25m | 5:53AM0.30m | 6:50PM0.34m | 6:41AM0.38m | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.43m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.43m | 9:58PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 33 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | E 6 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 28 | — | — | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 133 | 178 | 820 | 945 | 945 | 1206 | 1206 | 63 | 39 | 623 | 260 | 92 | 97 | 542 | 584 | 947 | 607 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
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