Surf Forecasts:
Nine Palms surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period, SSW swell with 1,327 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. 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 1.9m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nine Palms over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 222 | 103 | 40 | 55 | 146 | 274 | 275 | 236 | 163 | 153 | 355 | 373 | 195 | 371 | 330 | 436 | 393 | 917 | 1174 | 983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.33m | 9:03PM1.80m | 10:41AM1.35m | 9:46PM1.67m | 11:13AM1.36m | 10:27PM1.50m | 11:45AM1.37m | 11:09PM1.31m | 12:18PM1.37m | 11:57PM1.11m | 12:53PM1.37m | 1:14AM0.94m | 1:37PM1.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.76m | 4:07AM0.05m | 3:46PM0.74m | 4:40AM0.19m | 4:34PM0.75m | 5:08AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.76m | 5:31AM0.53m | 6:29PM0.78m | 5:46AM0.68m | 8:04PM0.78m | 5:45AM0.81m | 10:25PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 221 | 222 | 103 | 40 | 47 | 146 | 274 | 275 | 236 | 163 | 153 | 355 | 124 | 74 | 371 | 218 | 436 | 286 | 917 | 1174 | 983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 127 | 90 | 29 | 55 | 94 | 65 | 97 | 204 | 128 | 136 | 295 | 373 | 195 | 141 | 330 | 119 | 393 | 428 | 132 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 67 | 37 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 77 | 91 | 85 | 89 | 74 | 103 | 102 | 51 | 84 | 38 | 109 | 109 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 38 | 0 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 280 | 21 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 23 |
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