Mission Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey legends, Rusty here. Let’s be real—Mission Beach is looking like a total flat patch. The swell’s tiny, the wind’s all cockeyed, and the water’s real warm at 73°F (nearly 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year), which is bizarre but not helping the waves. The whole 16-day stretch is a struggle. There’s no decent surf from Sunday the 13th all the way through Tuesday the 22nd—over a week of nothing. Then from Wednesday the 23rd onwards, it’s just barely marginal. No standout session here, so don’t get your hopes up.

Let’s break it down. Sunday the 13th, Mission Beach (a breakwater spot) has a tiny 2ft south-west swell with a 13-second period. Combined wave energy’s weak at 233. Wind’s light offshore from the west, but the swell’s just too small and weak to ride. Monday the 14th bumps up a bit—4ft from the west, short 8-second period, energy moderate at 415—but it’s cross-onshore from the south-southwest at 9 mph and choppy. No good.

Tuesday the 15th drops back to 2ft from the south-west, long 16-second period, energy still moderate (283). Wind’s cross-on again. Wednesday the 16th has a hint of hope with 3ft south-west swell, 17-second period, and energy at 399, plus a light cross-onshore breeze. It’s marginal, not clean enough to bother. Thursday the 17th sees 3ft, period 15-16 seconds, energy building to 494, but cross-onshore winds kill it.

The whole first week to ten days is a bust. Even around the 18th and 19th when the swell direction swings south-west and the period hits 18-19 seconds, the swell’s still only 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is either cross-on or light onshore. That kind of long-period swell would be epic at a point or reef, but here it’s flat and messy.

From Wednesday the 23rd to the end of the month, it stays stuck at 3ft, south-west, period dropping to 12-14 seconds. Energy peaks at a moderate 562 on Monday the 28th, but the swell’s only 2ft and cross-onshore again. By Sunday the 27th, there’s a tiny 2ft south-west swell with a very long 21-second period and energy of 411—that’s a tease, not a wave. Too small to surf.

Honestly, there’s not a single day that gets above “poor.” The best you might hope for is a marginal session on Wednesday the 23rd morning with 3ft and light offshore, but it’s still barely worth paddling out. For beginners? Anything over 5ft is too big—but we never even get close. This is a flat spell, plain and simple.

If you’re a kite surfer, those cross-onshore breezes and small bumps might be more fun, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a waiting game. Keep an eye on the long-range charts—something might change. For now, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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