Surf Forecasts:
North Moana Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, WSW swell with 618 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Moana Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at North Moana Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Moana Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for your local patch over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I’m not going to beat around the bush: it’s a pretty quiet run for a while, with a few blips of interest way out in the forecast.
Right now and through the middle of next week, the swell is tiny. We’re talking 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft, mostly out of the SW and WSW, with weak energy readings like 4 to 15. That’s not surfable for anyone. Even with glassy conditions Thursday morning and Wednesday morning next week, there’s just nothing to ride. The water temp is sitting as per the average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Thursday the 11th and Saturday the 13th do see some bump in size, but the wind is howling onshore – 25 mph from the NNW and WSW on Saturday, then strong SW winds. That puts the swell up around 6 ft to 8 ft on Saturday the 11th, but the wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” The wind is making a mess of it. Sunday the 14th is similar with onshore wind and dropping swell. Not a day to get excited about.
There’s a gap from Monday the 15th through to Tuesday the 22nd of July with nothing worth calling surfable. A few tiny clean days around the 15th and 16th, but the swell is a mere 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft. Not enough to do anything.
Now, the one true standout in this whole 16-day window is Wednesday the 22nd of July. North Moana Beach pulls in a 7 ft to 7 ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy reads 319 to 354 (moderate wave energy). The wind is light, a gentle cross-shore from the NNW. This sets it up as the best option on offer. That swell direction matches the optimum (WSW) enough that it’ll be wrapping in okay. It’s a fairly consistent break, so you can expect some sets. Keep in mind, that 7 ft is getting into expert territory for size and the short 6-second period means the waves will be a bit lumpy and close together, more of a windswell feel. But with the light cross-shore wind and no crowds mentioned as “never,” it’s your best bet all week. For the morning and afternoon of the 22nd, it’s the pick.
Thursday the 23rd drops off quickly in size with onshore wind, so that window is tight.
Overall, it’s a lean stretch. The first week is near-flat, and the second week has that one moment. For the area, a blank run like this isn’t too abnormal, but forecasts change. Keep an eye on the 22nd.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
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 kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 153 | 618 | 271 | 164 | 91 | 108 | 93 | 54 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.81m | 9:42PM1.24m | 11:32AM1.78m | 1:37PM1.83m | 5:30AM1.15m | 3:03PM1.95m | 5:32AM1.22m | 3:58PM2.07m | 5:51AM1.25m | 4:40PM2.14m | 6:06AM1.28m | 5:13PM2.16m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.77m | 5:00PM1.05m | 3:23AM0.91m | 8:58PM0.92m | 10:16PM0.66m | 7:31AM1.14m | 10:58PM0.45m | 9:08AM1.06m | 11:31PM0.33m | 10:00AM0.95m | 11:59PM0.29m | 10:36AM0.84m | |||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 16 | 153 | 618 | 271 | 164 | 91 | 108 | 93 | 54 | 18 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 901 | 906 | 1055 | 1055 | 1137 | 614 | 1048 | 1095 | 40 | 901 | 901 | 126 | 39 | 126 |
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