Surf Forecasts:
Manresa State Beach surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, NW swell with 885 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Manresa State Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Manresa State Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Manresa State Beach in the next 16 days are 2.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) 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+) | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manresa State Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 382 | 353 | 280 | 202 | 196 | 234 | 178 | 188 | 400 | 627 | 566 | 566 | 603 | 555 | 461 | 253 | 242 | 154 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48PM2.14m | 12:46PM1.64m | 11:25PM2.07m | 1:13PM1.69m | 00:04AM1.96m | 1:39PM1.74m | 00:47AM1.81m | 2:07PM1.81m | 1:37AM1.65m | 2:37PM1.87m | 2:39AM1.48m | 3:12PM1.94m | 4:03AM1.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM1.18m | 6:04AM0.24m | 5:30PM1.14m | 6:33AM0.31m | 6:16PM1.10m | 7:00AM0.41m | 7:06PM1.04m | 7:27AM0.54m | 8:02PM0.98m | 7:54AM0.68m | 9:05PM0.89m | 8:24AM0.84m | 10:16PM0.78m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 487 | 249 | 243 | 179 | 202 | 161 | 134 | 178 | 188 | 53 | 627 | 566 | 566 | 603 | 555 | 461 | 253 | 242 | 154 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 382 | 353 | 106 | 157 | 196 | 55 | 119 | 57 | 55 | 152 | 73 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 60 | 36 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 132 | 50 | 41 | 104 | 74 | 38 | 53 | 54 | 18 | 15 | 48 | 22 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 267 | — | — | 280 | — | — | 234 | — | — | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 14 | 0 | 89 | 154 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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