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Mavericks surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 464 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mavericks this week:
The surf forecast for Mavericks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mavericks in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mavericks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – this outlook for the local region is a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a whisper of decent surf on the horizon. The first real chance of anything even worth paddling out for doesn't show up until a week from next Monday, so you're looking at a solid gap of nearly two weeks with nothing to recommend.
Let's break it down. The entire first half of the window is a write-off. We've got tiny swell, messy wind, and the energy is just not there. The combined wave energy is weak, barely cracking 100 to 200 on the Wednesday morning, and it just stays in that low range. Don't even bother.
The first flicker of hope comes on Monday, the 14th of September. In the morning, we see a pulse of 5ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 9 seconds. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it's not clean. The energy is moderate, but it's still only a marginal call. By the afternoon, the wind switches onshore, and it's a no-go.
The best chance we get is on Tuesday, the 15th of September. The morning sees a 5ft swell from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds, which is a bit more organised. The wind is light and onshore, so it's going to be a bit lumpy, but the energy is the strongest we've seen. This is the one small window, but with 5ft and a short-ish period, it's not going to be clean. It's a marginal surf forecast, and honestly, it's more of a "check it if you're desperate" situation than a true standout.
For the rest of the window, it's more of the same – small, weak, and choppy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
In short, it's a bleak run. Hang in there, check the forecasts, and maybe take up a new hobby for a fortnight. The blank run is real, but it won't stay this way forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 109 | 97 | 93 | 173 | 179 | 206 | 379 | 370 | 400 | 458 | 318 | 306 | 283 | 268 | 261 | 325 | 285 | 281 | 273 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.21m | 2:33PM1.76m | 4:33AM1.12m | 3:25PM1.76m | 6:15AM1.12m | 4:28PM1.76m | 7:39AM1.21m | 5:39PM1.78m | 8:36AM1.31m | 6:52PM1.81m | 9:20AM1.41m | 7:59PM1.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.20m | 8:12AM0.72m | 9:39PM0.14m | 9:03AM0.88m | 10:52PM0.09m | 10:16AM1.00m | 00:09AM0.02m | 11:44AM1.04m | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:05PM0.98m | 2:19AM-0.12m | 2:11PM0.86m | 3:09AM-0.14m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 17 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 97 | 64 | 61 | 125 | 206 | 214 | 270 | 222 | 458 | 107 | 306 | 283 | 268 | 261 | 325 | 285 | 88 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 60 | 63 | 173 | 78 | 112 | 379 | 370 | 400 | 194 | 318 | 96 | 56 | 71 | 67 | 54 | 66 | 281 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 5 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 37 | 93 | 86 | 179 | 69 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 109 | 52 | 59 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 93 | 71 | 2 | 35 | 413 | 39 | 35 | 71 | 39 | 71 | 76 | 39 | 11 | 48 | 0 |
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