Surf Forecasts:
National Park surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, E swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for National Park this week:
The surf forecast for National Park over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at National Park in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for National Park over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks at National Park.
Honestly, for a point break, this stretch is looking pretty flat and quiet for the most part. We’ve got a long gap of nothing special before things finally get interesting. The water temp is sitting at 69°, just about 1° cooler than average for this time of year, nothing too wild, feels pretty normal.
The first real standout doesn’t roll in until the morning of Sunday, the 9th of August. That morning the wind is light and offshore from the SE, cleaning things right up. We’ll see a 4ft easterly swell at 9 seconds, with moderate energy (256). That’s the pick of the entire run—clean, with some decent shape for an intermediate.
The other session worth mentioning comes much later. The afternoon of Sunday, the 16th of August, sees a 5ft swell from the ESE at a short 7 seconds, but the wind is clean offshore from the SSE, gusting to 9 mph. That's going to clean it right up, and while the period is short, the energy is moderate (225). This one is for the more experienced crew, as that 5ft mark can start to get a bit much for beginners.
Between those two dates, wind and swell just don't line up. We get some onshore slop and very small, weak surf. A few sessions on Saturday the 15th are glassy but there's barely 2ft of knee-high energy (49), so it's not really worth paddling out for.
Overall, you’ve got two windows: the morning of Sunday the 9th for a clean, fun-sized wave, and then a week later, the afternoon of Sunday the 16th for a punchier, offshore groomed swell. The rest is a lot of waiting.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 140 | 72 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 104 | 81 | 127 | 181 | 198 | 162 | 159 | 126 | 99 | 102 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.52m | 00:32AM1.41m | 1:53PM1.55m | 1:41AM1.29m | 3:18PM1.63m | 3:11AM1.22m | 4:35PM1.76m | 4:38AM1.23m | 5:38PM1.89m | 5:47AM1.30m | 6:32PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.39m | 7:20PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.71m | 7:01AM0.46m | 8:12PM0.78m | 8:08AM0.48m | 9:55PM0.76m | 9:26AM0.45m | 11:17PM0.66m | 10:39AM0.38m | 00:18AM0.52m | 11:42AM0.28m | 1:07AM0.40m | 12:37PM0.19m | 1:51AM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 163 | 140 | 72 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 104 | 81 | 127 | 181 | 198 | 162 | 159 | 126 | 99 | 102 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 18 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 8 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 10 | E 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SW 5 | SSW 2 | SE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | NE 8 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | NE 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 48 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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