Surf Forecasts:
Little Talbot Island surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with 66 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Talbot Island this week:
The surf forecast for Little Talbot Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Talbot Island in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Talbot Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this is a tough 16-day window for Little Talbot Island. The pattern is stubbornly small and underwhelming for the foreseeable future. We’ve got a long gap of near-flat conditions before anything even remotely worth mentioning.
The first real hint of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Sunday, August 3rd, and even then we’re talking about tiny, weak waves. The water temp is sitting at a warm 84°F with a barely-there anomaly of 0.4°F, so it’s just about average for this time of year – no shock there for a beach break.
The whole first week is a write-off. From the start through the 3rd, we’re looking at swell heights of 0.7ft to 1.0ft, occasional brief bumps to 2ft. The combined wave energy is almost non-existent, with values like 10 and 24 (weak energy). Winds are mostly cross-off or offshore, but there’s simply no swell to work with.
Sunday, August 3rd through Tuesday, August 5th is the only faint pulse. The swell nudges up to 2ft to 3ft from the SE, with a short period of 6 to 7 seconds. The combined energy climbs a bit, hitting 62 (moderate energy) on Tuesday morning. The standout moment is Wednesday morning, August 5th – glassy conditions with 2ft of ESE swell. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Don’t expect any power.
After that, it drops back into the doldrums. The swell stays tiny, mostly 1ft to 2ft, with very low energy readings (17 to 56). The winds are a mix of cross-off and cross-shore, but again, the lack of swell makes it all irrelevant.
The best of the worst is likely Wednesday morning, August 5th with the glassy conditions, but it’s a stretch to call it a standout. Everything else is a lesson in patience. For a beach break like this, short-period SE swell with that little size won’t offer much. The setup is more interesting for a paddleboard than a performance surfboard.
Hang in there. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a long wait.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 62 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 53 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.87m | 10:50AM1.71m | 11:08PM1.82m | 11:30AM1.74m | 11:46PM1.76m | 12:12PM1.77m | 00:27AM1.70m | 12:58PM1.80m | 1:13AM1.64m | 1:49PM1.82m | 2:05AM1.57m | 2:48PM1.84m | 3:06AM1.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.14m | 4:51AM0.09m | 4:56PM0.15m | 5:26AM0.08m | 5:39PM0.18m | 6:05AM0.07m | 6:28PM0.22m | 6:49AM0.07m | 7:24PM0.27m | 7:40AM0.07m | 8:27PM0.30m | 8:37AM0.06m | 9:34PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 62 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 9 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 4 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | SE 6 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 57 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 53 | 51 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1459 | 797 | 523 | 592 | 1594 | 86 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 129 | 16 | 85 | 16 | 67 | 16 | 515 | 866 | 383 | 751 | 1142 |
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