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North Moana Beach surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, W swell with 427 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 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Moana Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: this is a tough run for North Moana Beach. We're looking at a full 16-day forecast window, but to be honest, there’s not a single stand-out session in the mix. The forecast is stubbornly poor, with weak, short-period swell and less-than-ideal winds for most of the period.
We start on Sunday, August 2nd, with a messy picture. A small 4ft swell from the NNW at a short 5 seconds is being chopped up by a 25 km/h cross breeze. The water temp is sitting at 57°, which is about normal for this time of year, but with the wind, the surface is just lumpy. The wave energy is weak at 60, and it doesn't get much better. Monday the 3rd sees the swell drop to under 3ft and stays onshore, which keeps the quality poor.
The first real gap in any kind of interest comes mid-week. There are a few glassy mornings on Thursday the 6th, with barely a ripple – wave energy of just 1 to 4 – but the surf itself is virtually flat. That clean, empty lineup is nice to look at, but there's nothing to ride.
By Saturday, August 8th, the swell tries to build but the wind gets nasty. A 5ft N swell hits, but it's accompanied by a 40 km/h cross-offshore wind. The energy jumps to 102, but with that wind, it's going to be a blown-out mess. Then, on Sunday the 9th, a bigger 7ft swell from the W arrives, and while the 427 energy reading is significant, it’s coming straight onshore with a strong breeze and rain showers. This will be big, stormy, and dangerous for beginners – really only for the experts, and even then, the quality will be poor.
There are more windswell pulses around the 11th, with 7ft from the NW on the 11th (energy at 381) and 6ft on the 12th (230 energy), but again, it's cross-shore or onshore wind. None of it lines up for clean, rideable surf. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those windier days.
After that, the swell fades back to minimal levels through to the 17th, with wave energy often in the single digits or teens. The window just never opens for a clean, lined-up wave.
Stay patient, lads. These quiet runs happen. The forecast can always change, so keep an eye on the sky, but for the next couple of weeks, I’d be finding something else to do with my time.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | NNW 3 | W 7 | W 5 | W 13 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
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 kJ | 59 | 49 | 121 | 50 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 102 | 94 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.23m | 6:39AM1.97m | 6:38PM2.14m | 7:03AM2.05m | 7:04PM1.98m | 7:32AM2.07m | 7:30PM1.74m | 8:05AM2.01m | 7:51PM1.45m | 8:44AM1.88m | 7:41PM1.15m | 9:43AM1.69m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.53m | 00:33AM0.34m | 12:30PM0.50m | 00:52AM0.38m | 1:04PM0.52m | 1:12AM0.43m | 1:41PM0.61m | 1:31AM0.50m | 2:26PM0.77m | 1:45AM0.60m | 3:31PM0.97m | 1:37AM0.69m | 11:57PM0.69m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 12 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 18 | SW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | — | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | S 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 59 | 49 | 121 | 50 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 102 | 94 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 540 | 444 | 451 | 607 | 126 | 126 | 135 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 556 | 556 | 126 |
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