Surf Forecasts:
Montoya surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, SSE swell with 265 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Montoya this week:
The surf forecast for Montoya over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Montoya in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Montoya over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for the Montoya area. Gotta be straight with you, it's a tough stretch ahead. There's a lot of nothing good on the horizon for paddle surfing.
The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. From Monday the 20th all the way through to Saturday the 26th of July, it's just poor surf conditions day after day. The wind is howling from the southeast, onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is a messy, short-period 7-second windswell from the south-southeast. It's about 5 ft on Monday morning, but with that wind and energy level, it's just a lumpy, choppy mess. Not worth a second look. The water is sitting at 53°F, which is about normal for the time of year here.
We finally get a glimmer of hope on Sunday morning, the 26th of July. We've got a 4 ft easterly swell with a 9-second period, and the wind goes glassy. That's the key word. The energy is moderate, and it's the only time in the whole window where the conditions are described as "good." That's your standout window. Get out there early Sunday morning, because by the afternoon, it's already gone.
After that, it's a dusting of tiny, weak swell for the rest of the run. A few days with light, clean winds but hardly any wave to ride. The whole setup from the 27th of July through to the 4th of August is just small, poor surf. There's a couple of days in the second week like Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th with light offshore winds, but the swell is barely 2 ft, and the energy is weak. It's surfable but very ordinary. Don't get your hopes up for the rest of the window.
So, bottom line: the only real call here is a dawn patrol session on Sunday the 26th of July at Montoya. It's a beach and point setup, so it can handle a bit of easterly swell. The glassy conditions are the big draw. Crowds are a possibility, but with such a narrow window of good surf, I'd expect a few others to have the same idea. For the rest of the 16 days, you're better off finding something else to do.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 175 | 97 | 208 | 187 | 174 | 162 | 147 | 138 | 57 | 75 | 69 | 51 | 82 | 137 | 202 | 137 | 82 | 185 | 126 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM0.30m | 1:08AM0.22m | 5:09AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.30m | 2:19AM0.20m | 5:55AM0.20m | 2:08PM0.30m | 3:42AM0.19m | 3:06PM0.30m | 4:51AM0.19m | 4:00PM0.30m | 5:37AM0.19m | 4:50PM0.30m | 6:16AM0.19m | 5:37PM0.31m | ||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.04m | 3:34AM0.20m | 9:33PM0.04m | 4:14AM0.19m | 10:26PM0.05m | 5:16AM0.19m | 11:20PM0.06m | 10:43AM0.17m | 00:15AM0.06m | 8:41AM0.18m | 1:09AM0.06m | 9:11AM0.17m | 1:59AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 60 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 75 | 69 | 51 | 82 | 43 | 74 | 71 | 82 | 185 | 126 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | — | S 10 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 21 | 18 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 137 | 202 | 137 | 59 | 30 | 59 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 15 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 21 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 265 | 175 | 97 | 208 | 187 | 174 | 162 | 147 | 138 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 70 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 405 | 901 | 396 | 560 | 248 | 248 | 534 | 156 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 6 | 14 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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