Surf Forecasts:
National Park surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SE swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E 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 Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for National Park over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Bit of a slow burner this stretch, but don’t get discouraged. The first decent surf doesn’t show up until Sunday, August 18th, so that’s a nine-day gap of pretty much nothing worth paddling for. After that though, it really turns on.
National Park (point) is the only game in town – consistent, exposed, and it loves an east-northeast swell. The first week-plus is all tiny waves, onshore slop, and very ordinary conditions. A few glassy moments but barely enough swell to stand up. Water temp is 68°F, a tick below average for the time of year (anomaly of -2°F), so nothing too unusual.
The real deal fires up Sunday morning, August 18th. We’ve got a solid 6ft east-southeast groundswell (9-second period) rolling in, combined energy reading a strong 522. The wind is offshore – moderate and clean – and the forecast says expect very good surf. This is the first standout. It’s intermediate-friendly, though at this size beginners might feel a bit overmatched. The swell direction is east-southeast, a touch off the optimum east-northeast, but with clean offshore wind and that point setup, it’ll still reel off nicely.
That quality holds through to Monday, August 24th. The peak looks like Wednesday, August 19th – morning sees 6ft east-southeast swell with a 9-second period, combined energy of 639, and clean offshore wind. The afternoon bumps to 7ft with 714 energy. Thursday the 20th is similar – 7ft in the morning, 6ft in the arvo, both offshore, both clean. By Monday the 24th, the swell drops a little to 5ft but the period stretches to 11 seconds – proper long-period groundswell that’ll wrap beautifully into the point, though it might straighten out a bit at certain sections.
Crowds are listed as ‘often’, so expect a crew – it’s a known spot and when it’s this good, word gets around. For experienced surfers, the bigger days (max here is 7ft) are fine, but still strong intermediate territory. I’d call Sunday the 18th through Thursday the 20th the absolute standouts – best quality, best consistency, best wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 148 | 120 | 117 | 146 | 85 | 76 | 57 | 83 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 41 | 154 | 88 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.89m | 5:47AM1.30m | 6:32PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.39m | 7:20PM2.07m | 7:32AM1.47m | 8:04PM2.08m | 8:18AM1.54m | 8:45PM2.04m | 9:01AM1.57m | 9:24PM1.94m | 9:44AM1.58m | 10:00PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.38m | 00:18AM0.52m | 11:42AM0.28m | 1:07AM0.40m | 12:37PM0.19m | 1:51AM0.30m | 1:27PM0.13m | 2:31AM0.23m | 2:14PM0.11m | 3:09AM0.20m | 2:58PM0.15m | 3:46AM0.21m | 3:41PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 153 | 148 | 120 | 117 | 85 | 85 | 40 | 57 | 83 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 116 | 71 | 76 | — | 30 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 11 | SSW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 7 | NE 10 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NE 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SE 2 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 45 | 104 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 154 | 88 | 184 | 120 | 114 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 459 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 204 | 198 |
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