Surf Forecasts:
Morgans Bay surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 10 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period, SSW swell with 711 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Morgans Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Morgans Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Morgans Bay in the next 16 days are 1.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 5PM. 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 Thursday (Jun 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Morgans Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 667 | 634 | 606 | 566 | 468 | 338 | 242 | 156 | 134 | 106 | 357 | 711 | 251 | 99 | 77 | 122 | 84 | 242 | 299 | 254 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.18m | 8:33PM1.25m | 8:45AM1.12m | 9:40PM1.26m | 10:05AM1.10m | 10:52PM1.30m | 11:27AM1.13m | 11:59PM1.38m | 12:36PM1.20m | 00:59AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.30m | 1:53AM1.55m | 2:26PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.52m | 2:00PM0.41m | 2:48AM0.55m | 3:00PM0.45m | 4:05AM0.53m | 4:11PM0.47m | 5:22AM0.47m | 5:24PM0.44m | 6:28AM0.37m | 6:30PM0.37m | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:30PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | 5:07 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 667 | 634 | 606 | 566 | 468 | 338 | 242 | 156 | 58 | 106 | 357 | 711 | 80 | 140 | 140 | 112 | 84 | 242 | 299 | 254 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 9 | — | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 238 | 132 | 90 | 30 | 132 | 164 | 147 | 31 | 116 | 25 | 80 | — | 251 | 99 | 77 | 122 | 79 | 56 | 37 | 22 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | — | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 25 | 43 | 10 | — | — | 140 | 134 | 72 | 10 | — | 73 | 49 | 39 | 40 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 42 | — | 59 | 210 | 45 | — | — | 1 | 222 | 184 | 134 | 220 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 3 | 68 | 285 | 68 |
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