Surf Forecasts:
Nine Palms surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period, SW swell with 730 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nine Palms this week:
The surf forecast for Nine Palms over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nine Palms in the next 16 days are 1.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nine Palms over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 730 | 529 | 375 | 510 | 434 | 310 | 302 | 362 | 510 | 211 | 471 | 580 | 565 | 377 | 367 | 399 | 276 | 177 | 330 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.89m | 10:27AM1.24m | 9:02PM1.82m | 11:15AM1.22m | 9:47PM1.69m | 12:05PM1.21m | 10:35PM1.52m | 12:58PM1.22m | 11:28PM1.33m | 1:52PM1.25m | 00:42AM1.14m | 2:44PM1.30m | 2:38AM1.01m | 3:31PM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM-0.08m | 2:52PM0.86m | 4:27AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.89m | 5:11AM0.16m | 4:34PM0.92m | 5:55AM0.32m | 5:45PM0.95m | 6:39AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.94m | 7:25AM0.64m | 9:47PM0.84m | 8:18AM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 730 | 529 | 375 | 510 | 434 | 310 | 302 | 362 | 510 | 211 | 471 | 580 | 565 | 377 | 367 | 264 | 200 | 152 | 330 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 309 | 261 | 239 | 229 | 209 | 146 | 104 | 101 | 91 | 59 | 204 | 179 | 174 | 210 | 265 | 236 | 229 | 170 | 154 | 111 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 29 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 90 | 131 | 75 | 34 | 97 | 186 | 97 | 399 | 276 | 177 | 154 | 221 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | S 8 | WSW 4 | S 8 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | S 8 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | W 4 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 36 | — | 29 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 486 | 0 | 34 | 489 | 0 | 41 | 458 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 41 | 489 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 32 |
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