Surf Forecasts:
Little River State Beach surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, NW swell with 631 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little River State Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Little River State Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little River State Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little River State Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 183 | 196 | 186 | 280 | 318 | 399 | 448 | 350 | 337 | 354 | 519 | 413 | 470 | 616 | 439 | 330 | 245 | 242 | 171 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53PM2.35m | 00:54AM2.92m | 2:35PM2.43m | 1:48AM2.74m | 3:17PM2.48m | 2:43AM2.51m | 3:57PM2.52m | 3:41AM2.25m | 4:38PM2.53m | 4:47AM2.01m | 5:19PM2.52m | 6:03AM1.83m | 6:02PM2.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM1.27m | 7:55AM-0.02m | 7:57PM1.19m | 8:38AM0.16m | 8:57PM1.11m | 9:19AM0.40m | 9:59PM1.05m | 9:59AM0.66m | 11:03PM0.98m | 10:39AM0.93m | 00:10AM0.91m | 11:21AM1.17m | 1:17AM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 19 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 183 | 119 | 70 | 280 | 150 | 164 | 206 | 340 | 231 | 354 | 519 | 413 | 470 | 616 | 439 | 330 | 227 | 180 | 171 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 13 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 56 | 40 | 15 | 99 | 318 | 399 | 448 | 350 | 337 | 329 | 250 | 234 | 235 | 238 | 161 | 196 | 245 | 242 | 167 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WNW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 136 | 196 | 186 | 13 | 116 | 181 | 53 | 81 | 103 | 249 | 125 | 122 | 165 | 118 | 103 | 90 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 41 | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 484 | 0 | 485 | 484 | 0 | 87 | 485 | 0 | 87 | 109 | 0 | 108 | 87 | 10 | 87 | 87 | 46 | 149 | 109 | 0 |
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