Surf Forecasts:
Little Gibber - Dark Point surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, S swell with 706 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Gibber - Dark Point this week:
The surf forecast for Little Gibber - Dark Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Gibber - Dark Point in the next 16 days are 1.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Gibber - Dark Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Little Gibber – Dark Point on the sandbar has a mixed outlook coming up. Water temp’s 65°, just a touch below average.
Friday August 28th morning is the clear winner. Glassy conditions with a 6ft south swell at 11 seconds, combined energy of 904 – solid, moderate to strong juice. Winds are dead calm, so expect very good, clean surf. The spot’s beginner-friendly, exposed to the south, and crowds can show up sometimes, so grab it early. By afternoon, a light east wind comes in with 5ft SSE swell, energy still decent at 661, but cross-onshore ripples make it marginal.
Saturday 29th August is rough with moderate south wind and cross-onshore chop on 4ft SSE swell – poor. Afternoon stays onshore. Skip it.
From Sunday 30th through to the start of September, the surf is small and average. Tuesday September 1st morning has 4ft south swell with a light north offshore wind – clean, but only marginal quality beyond that. Swell energy drops into the low 100s and even double figures.
There’s a big gap of small surf before a big pulse arrives around Monday September 7th morning – that’s over a week away. That morning shows 7ft SSW swell with strong west wind at 19 mph, clean but powerful, energy of 844. By Tuesday September 8th, the swell hits 12ft south at 14 seconds, energy massive at 4779 – way too big for this break, experts only. Wednesday 9th still has 8ft S swell but cross-onshore winds make it messy.
Best bet is Friday August 28th morning – glassy, 6ft south swell, clean, the standout of the whole window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 595 | 295 | 295 | 472 | 251 | 145 | 164 | 276 | 251 | 271 | 233 | 277 | 287 | 233 | 136 | 98 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.73m | 8:45AM1.47m | 8:53PM1.71m | 9:24AM1.55m | 9:34PM1.66m | 10:06AM1.61m | 10:18PM1.58m | 10:50AM1.65m | 11:06PM1.49m | 11:40AM1.68m | 11:59PM1.39m | 12:34PM1.68m | 1:00AM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.22m | 2:32PM0.33m | 3:11AM0.20m | 3:20PM0.31m | 3:49AM0.21m | 4:11PM0.31m | 4:30AM0.23m | 5:07PM0.33m | 5:15AM0.27m | 6:08PM0.35m | 6:06AM0.32m | 7:15PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 595 | 295 | 295 | 139 | 251 | 145 | 164 | 276 | 251 | 160 | 233 | 277 | 287 | 233 | 136 | 98 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 133 | 136 | 84 | 148 | 249 | 271 | 74 | 38 | 37 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 41 | 18 | — | 26 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | W 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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