Surf Forecasts:
Lunada Bay surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 408 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lunada Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Lunada Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lunada Bay in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 18s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lunada Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 124 | 121 | 130 | 129 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 104 | 220 | 169 | 82 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 207 | 121 | 261 | 173 | 171 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.49m | 9:58PM2.22m | 12:06PM1.50m | 10:32PM2.17m | 12:40PM1.51m | 11:06PM2.08m | 1:14PM1.54m | 11:41PM1.95m | 1:48PM1.59m | 00:20AM1.79m | 2:22PM1.66m | 1:10AM1.61m | 2:59PM1.76m | 2:23AM1.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM1.16m | 5:25AM0.22m | 4:19PM1.17m | 5:57AM0.27m | 4:58PM1.18m | 6:28AM0.34m | 5:44PM1.19m | 6:57AM0.43m | 6:40PM1.19m | 7:26AM0.54m | 7:51PM1.16m | 7:57AM0.66m | 9:17PM1.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 124 | 12 | 130 | 129 | 125 | 119 | 158 | 104 | 220 | 169 | 17 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 207 | 121 | 44 | 55 | 27 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | S 10 | SSW 14 | W 4 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 82 | 78 | 121 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 109 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 82 | 6 | 96 | 72 | 57 | 69 | 261 | 173 | 171 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 85 | 6 | 47 | 32 | 2 | 74 | 62 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 91 | 117 | 154 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 63 | 32 | 1 | 117 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 37 | 165 | 117 | 3 | 148 | 117 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 0 |
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