Surf Forecasts:
Montoya surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, S swell with 1,552 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE 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 05) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Montoya in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Montoya over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here with the straight-up story for Montoya. The start of this forecast looks pretty average, but there are a couple of days later on that could be worth a paddle.
We've got a big empty stretch right off the bat. From today, Friday the 3rd, through the weekend and into the new week, it's mostly a write-off. Friday morning is bringing a messy 8ft S swell with a stiff 22 mph cross-on wind and a combined swell energy of 1081. That's a lot of water moving but it'll be lumpy and ugly.
Saturday and Sunday the 4th and 5th are small. Sunday morning the 5th, the wind drops to glassy, calm, and we get a clean 3ft ESE swell. The period is 10 seconds, but the energy is weak (221). You might get a couple of waists-high rollers, but you'll have to work for 'em.
Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are dominated by strong cross-offshore winds, keeping things clean but small and weak.
Wednesday the 8th has a light offshore breeze from the WNW and a tiny 2ft S swell. The call is "surfable but very ordinary." It's clean, but small.
Then things go quiet and small again until we hit the second week.
Now, here's the window. Tuesday, July 14th is the big one. Tuesday morning we've got a light offshore breeze from the NNW and the swell picks up to a solid 6ft from the SW. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it's wind swell, but with 253 combined energy and clean offshores, it'll be fun, punchy surf. Tuesday afternoon gets even better: a strong 15 mph offshore from the NW and the swell jumps to 7ft (407 energy). That's big, clean, and off your head—expert territory, but the best day of the entire forecast.
Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th then settle down with gentle offshore WNW winds and a smaller, but cleaner, 4ft to 4ft SSW groundswell (10-second period). The energy hangs around 309-358. It'll be clean and lined up, perfect for the intermediate crew.
Friday the 17th shows a bigger groundswell from the S pushing 6ft with a 12-second period and 850 energy, but the onshore wind will chop it up.
So, your best bet is Tuesday the 14th for size, or the 15th/16th for cleaner, smaller conditions. Don't rush out there before that.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 1080 | 553 | 252 | 160 | 153 | 205 | 175 | 179 | 153 | 119 | 84 | 61 | 128 | 378 | 146 | 53 | 36 | 22 | 51 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23PM0.30m | 10:03AM0.21m | 3:32PM0.19m | 10:03PM0.28m | 10:36AM0.21m | 4:03PM0.18m | 10:46PM0.27m | 3:47AM0.18m | 4:34PM0.18m | 11:33PM0.25m | 4:47AM0.19m | 4:56PM0.16m | 00:27AM0.23m | 5:44AM0.20m | 12:34PM0.27m | 1:28AM0.22m | 6:43AM0.20m | 1:24PM0.30m | 2:36AM0.20m | 7:50AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.33m |
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.08m | 12:59PM0.16m | 6:02PM0.16m | 6:41AM0.09m | 1:40PM0.16m | 6:50PM0.14m | 7:23AM0.11m | 2:31PM0.16m | 7:37PM0.12m | 8:04AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.16m | 8:23PM0.10m | 3:32AM0.18m | 9:11PM0.07m | 4:15AM0.18m | 10:02PM0.05m | 5:09AM0.18m | ||||
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 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 64 | 153 | 205 | 175 | 179 | 153 | 119 | 84 | 61 | 128 | 378 | 146 | 53 | 36 | 22 | 51 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | 37 | 36 | 94 | 34 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | ESE 10 | — | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | E 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | — | 17 | 12 | 63 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 485 | 1080 | 553 | 252 | 160 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 138 | 129 | 75 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 236 | 534 | 236 | 236 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 115 | 27 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 73 | 396 |
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