Surf Forecasts:
Oyster Bay surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 3,364 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oyster Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Oyster Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Oyster Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oyster Bay over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break this down.
No surf worth paddling for right now. There’s a few days of nothing, so hold off.
First real chance is Saturday the 4th of July. Oyster Bay picks up a 6ft SE swell with a 12-second period. Combined energy is 1083 – moderate. But the wind is light on from the SSW, so it’s messy and marginal. Water’s 65°, a bit colder than average – you’ll want rubber.
Sunday morning the 5th is cleaner. Swell drops to 5ft from the SE, period still 12 seconds, energy 748. Cross-off wind from the NNW, clean waves. Not great, but rideable.
Monday the 6th morning – that’s the one. Glassy conditions with a N wind at 3 mph, a 6ft swell from the SW, 12-second period, energy 1186. Clean, lined-up, solid. This is the best of the first week. For experienced surfers only.
Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th are blown out – strong cross-onshore winds, choppy. Skip ’em.
Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th bring a 10ft+ swell from the SSW with 13-14 second periods, energy over 3300. That’s powerful, but too big here. Big-wave crew only.
Saturday the 11th through Tuesday the 14th is a write-off – strong winds, small junk, poor quality.
Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th morning are small but clean. Swell drops to 3ft from the S/SW, glassy or offshore winds, energy around 300. Longboard or funboard weather.
Then, Friday the 17th afternoon – a 13ft SW swell, 12-second period, energy 4790. That’s a monster. Too big for Oyster Bay, but if you’re a big-wave nut, keep an eye on it. Saturday the 18th morning still has 10ft from the SW, energy 2701, also too big.
After that, it fades to small and messy. Not worth it.
Best session: Monday morning the 6th of July. Glassy, 6ft SW, clean. That’s the one to mark on your calendar.
Stay salty, and watch the horizon.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 977 | 671 | 539 | 441 | 323 | 977 | 995 | 410 | 1240 | 1319 | 1189 | 1491 | 1352 | 1936 | 3364 | 3220 | 2631 | 2560 | 2602 | 1793 | 1384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.48m | 6:30AM1.37m | 7:03PM1.46m | 7:10AM1.30m | 7:46PM1.42m | 8:00AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.37m | 9:05AM1.14m | 9:46PM1.33m | 10:31AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.33m | 12:03PM1.14m | 00:31AM1.38m | 1:19PM1.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.24m | 1:15AM0.38m | 1:19PM0.31m | 2:04AM0.42m | 2:06PM0.38m | 3:06AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:24AM0.47m | 4:28PM0.50m | 5:49AM0.44m | 5:58PM0.48m | 7:05AM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 977 | 671 | 539 | 441 | 323 | 977 | 995 | 592 | 1240 | 1319 | 1189 | 1491 | 1352 | 1936 | 3364 | 3220 | 2631 | 2560 | 2602 | 1793 | 1384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | E 10 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SW 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 211 | 255 | 207 | 194 | 113 | 204 | 176 | 410 | 67 | 65 | 36 | 17 | 280 | 580 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 743 | 416 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 181 | 209 | 257 | 168 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 236 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 286 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 132 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 189 | 189 | 189 |
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