Surf Forecasts:
Paishawan Beach surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period, NE swell with 8,015 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paishawan Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Paishawan Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Paishawan Beach in the next 16 days are 5.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paishawan Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 17 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 1338 | 1504 | 444 | 512 | 481 | 1800 | 2642 | 2159 | 1913 | 3840 | 6587 | 5146 | 4001 | 3770 | 8015 | 2736 | 611 | 771 | 1169 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.87m | 7:20AM1.66m | 8:55PM1.96m | 8:17AM1.75m | 9:35PM2.06m | 9:05AM1.86m | 10:11PM2.14m | 9:49AM1.96m | 10:43PM2.20m | 10:30AM2.06m | 11:15PM2.23m | 11:10AM2.14m | 11:46PM2.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.64m | 2:27AM1.18m | 2:08PM0.56m | 3:11AM1.09m | 2:56PM0.47m | 3:46AM0.99m | 3:37PM0.38m | 4:18AM0.89m | 4:14PM0.32m | 4:47AM0.78m | 4:49PM0.30m | 5:17AM0.67m | 5:24PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 17 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | — | E 16 | E 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 481 | 1800 | 2642 | 2159 | 1913 | 3840 | 6587 | 5146 | 4001 | 3770 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | E 17 | ESE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | 23 | 47 | 22 | 140 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 3 | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | N 8 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 253 | 1338 | 1504 | 444 | 512 | 215 | 118 | — | — | 47 | — | 42 | 78 | 66 | 916 | 8015 | 2736 | 611 | 771 | 1169 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 237 | 237 | 336 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 55 | 55 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 237 | 216 | 237 | 237 | 61 | 369 | 635 | 363 |
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