Surf Forecasts:
Lunada Bay surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. 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 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 13s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lunada Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the cards for Lunada Bay.
This ain’t the most exciting run we’ve seen, but there’s a little light at the end of the tunnel. The forecast has a lot of ordinary conditions to wade through, with the winds and swell just not lining up for that top-shelf session. The water temp is sitting at 72° – that’s a solid 6° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s feeling more like a bath than a typical Pacific chill. That’s pretty unusual and honestly, it’s nice for a long paddle.
The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for arrives on Saturday the 29th of August. The early morning is looking glassy, with a light WSW breeze of 3 mph. The swell is a small 3 ft SSW groundswell with a long 17-second period. The combined energy is a solid 461, which is moderate but has some grunt to it. The wind being glassy is a major positive here – this will be the cleanest window of the whole forecast. Get on it early.
The next morning, Sunday the 30th, also has some potential. Early wind is a light 6 mph SSE, which is cross-offshore, so the face should be clean. The swell holds at 3 ft SSW with a 15-second period, and the energy is a moderate 345. After the morning, the onshore wind builds and messes it up. This is a close second to Saturday morning.
Beyond that, it gets patchy. Wednesday the 2nd of September has a pulse back up to 3 ft SSW, but it’s cross-on and the period drops to 12 seconds – more windswell than groundswell. It looks a bit marginal.
The long-range stuff around the 7th and 8th of September has some energy (368 and 451) but it’s all coming in with onshore winds or strong cross-offshore. The 7th has a very long 21-second period, but it’s coming straight onshore at 6 mph, so it’ll be bumpy. For a reef like Lunada, that long period will wrap in but the wind kills it.
So, to cut it short: the standout is Saturday the 29th of August morning. It’s the only window with glassy conditions and a decent groundswell. Sunday the 30th morning is the backup option. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a write-off. If you’ve got a window, make it Saturday morning.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 111 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 24 | 124 | 119 | 104 | 75 | 73 | 119 | 186 | 125 | 480 | 373 | 402 | 392 | 249 | 239 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.54m | 7:41PM2.10m | 9:25AM1.60m | 8:16PM2.17m | 9:44AM1.66m | 8:51PM2.19m | 10:04AM1.73m | 9:25PM2.16m | 10:25AM1.81m | 10:00PM2.08m | 10:48AM1.89m | 10:38PM1.95m | 11:13AM1.95m | 11:18PM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM1.16m | 2:54AM0.28m | 2:11PM1.06m | 3:20AM0.24m | 2:46PM0.96m | 3:44AM0.25m | 3:22PM0.87m | 4:08AM0.30m | 3:59PM0.78m | 4:31AM0.39m | 4:38PM0.71m | 4:54AM0.51m | 5:22PM0.67m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 24 | 209 | 180 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 186 | 26 | 96 | 60 | 402 | 210 | 96 | 239 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 12 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 24 | 119 | 104 | 11 | 71 | 119 | 45 | 65 | 480 | 373 | 28 | 392 | 249 | 15 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSW 19 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 124 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 125 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 44 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
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