Surf Forecasts:
Linkys surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 136 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Linkys this week:
The surf forecast for Linkys over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Linkys in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Linkys over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s look at what’s on the menu for Linkys over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty sorry outlook. This is a tricky reef and point break that’s rarely consistent, and the next 16 days are mostly a bust. There’s a long gap from the start right through to the end of August with almost nothing to surf. Water temp is about 20°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
The whole first week—from Monday the 17th through to Sunday the 23rd—is a total blank. Swell is tiny, mostly under 0.6m, with weak energy (between 3 and 92 units). Winds are cross or onshore, and every session is rated “poor surf conditions.” Not a single wave scores above a 0 out of 10. It’s more of a kite surfing setup than anything for a paddle board.
The second week doesn’t offer much. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th have clean cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still tiny—about 0.4m. On Tuesday the 25th morning, there’s a brief spike of 1.4m swell from the SSE, but it’s only 5 seconds period, so it’s a short, choppy windswell with moderate energy (109). Still poor.
Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th see a bit more energy—moderate, at 256 and 332 units—but the swell is only 0.9m from the SE, and winds are onshore or cross-onshore, making for messy, choppy conditions. Friday afternoon the 28th finally gets a 1.5m swell from the SE with a 14-second period, but it’s still onshore, and the energy jumps to 1235—strong—but it’s only a “marginal” forecast with a score of 1 out of 10. That’s the best of the run, but it’s still pretty average.
The last few days, from Saturday the 29th through to Tuesday the 1st of September, are back to small, weak swells with poor conditions. Sunday the 30th morning and Monday the 31st morning have clean cross-offshore winds and surfable but very ordinary waves—0.7m and 0.8m—but nothing to get excited about.
Bottom line: no standout session here. The best bet is the afternoon of the 28th of August, with a 1.5m, 14-second SE groundswell giving moderate to strong energy, but the onshore wind ruins it. For a decent, consistent wave, you’ll need to wait for another forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 90 | 49 | 67 | 34 | 59 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:20PM3.38m | 3:47AM3.10m | 4:07PM3.23m | 4:39AM2.89m | 4:56PM3.09m | 5:33AM2.72m | 5:48PM2.97m | 6:32AM2.60m | 6:45PM2.91m | 7:32AM2.56m | 7:42PM2.90m | 8:28AM2.59m | 8:36PM2.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.47m | 9:37PM0.49m | 9:52AM0.68m | 10:28PM0.64m | 10:40AM0.88m | 11:22PM0.78m | 11:31AM1.04m | 00:20AM0.88m | 12:26PM1.14m | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:24PM1.18m | 2:16AM0.90m | 2:20PM1.15m | 3:08AM0.84m | |||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 90 | 49 | 21 | 34 | 59 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | — | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 27 | 25 | 18 | — | 10 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 90 | 27 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 67 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 187 | 187 | 183 | 183 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 915 | 36 | 617 | 633 | 1 | 359 | 617 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in New Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Linkys surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Linkys Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Linkys provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Linkys can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Linkys surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Linkys) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Linkys may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Linkys is 6 km (4 miles) from Hampton. If you plan a vacation in New Hampshire, look for hotels and other accommodation in Hampton. Hampton has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest