Surf Forecasts:
Oxwich Point surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, WSW swell with 419 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oxwich Point this week:
The surf forecast for Oxwich Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Oxwich Point in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oxwich Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me have a look at what we’ve got for Oxwich Point over the next couple of weeks. To be honest, it’s a pretty quiet start and a long stretch of waiting for any real action.
The first week is mostly flat or tiny, with poor conditions. Waves are small and weak, often less than 2ft, and winds are messy. The combined swell energy is pitiful, often below 100, just 40 on Monday morning. Even when there’s a little bump on Wednesday the 19th, with 5ft from the west and a period of 7 seconds, the wind is strong and cross-off so it’s hopeless. This reef is sheltered in a south-west direction, so it needs the right angle to light up, and we just aren’t getting it for days.
The real standout – and it’s a beauty – shows up on Thursday the 27th of August. The morning sees a solid 10ft swell coming from the west-south-west with a nice 10-second period. That’s a groundswell, full of energy. The combined energy is a massive 1433, so this is powerful stuff. Winds are light offshore from the west-north-west, glassy, clean conditions. Because it’s a reef break, that longer period will peel off nicely. This one is for experienced surfers only – over 8ft. Crowds? This spot can get them sometimes, but with that size, only the locals who know the channel will be out.
The next day, Friday the 28th, drops back quickly to a modest 4ft and the wind turns cross-off, so not the same quality.
There is another jump in size right at the end of the period on Monday the 1st of September, with 6ft to 7ft from the west and west-south-west, but winds are cross-on and gusty, bringing a chop. That one is a write-off for surfing.
So the only true standout is that Thursday 27th morning. There is a long gap of many days with barely anything rideable before it. The water temperature feels about average for the time of year, nothing unusual to report.
If you’ve got the skills and can wait, that Thursday morning is the one. Otherwise, it’s a tale of sitting and watching.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 30 | 12 | 54 | 119 | 78 | 82 | 202 | 188 | 375 | 245 | 138 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM7.98m | 10:17PM7.94m | 10:35AM7.48m | 10:54PM7.30m | 11:13AM6.91m | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | 00:23AM6.02m | 12:52PM5.80m | 1:31AM5.54m | 2:16PM5.50m | 3:07AM5.42m | 3:51PM5.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.76m | 4:23AM1.02m | 4:38PM1.28m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.85m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:04PM2.43m | 6:31AM2.73m | 7:09PM2.91m | 7:50AM3.10m | 8:44PM3.11m | 9:29AM3.09m | 10:16PM2.89m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 17 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 6 | 5 | 119 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 245 | 138 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | W 17 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | — | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | W 6 | — | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 40 | 54 | — | 78 | 82 | 202 | 188 | 375 | — | 7 | 10 | 4 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 395 | 411 | 144 | 319 | 234 | 436 | 319 | 283 | 40 | 151 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 280 | 80 | 47 | 66 | 183 | 184 | 64 |
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