Surf Forecasts:
Paishawan Beach surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 25 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 28 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, NE swell with 2,010 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 25 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNE 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 (Oct 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 10s. 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 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 7s period and expected on Monday (Oct 26) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 28th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paishawan Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 742 | 400 | 495 | 794 | 848 | 804 | 829 | 1082 | 1989 | 1464 | 1270 | 831 | 349 | 247 | 138 | 133 | 249 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.10m | 9:46AM2.24m | 9:50PM2.12m | 10:31AM2.37m | 10:26PM2.13m | 11:17AM2.45m | 11:05PM2.12m | 12:05PM2.47m | 11:46PM2.08m | 12:55PM2.43m | 00:31AM2.02m | 1:50PM2.35m | 1:21AM1.94m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.42m | 3:53PM0.59m | 4:02AM0.26m | 4:36PM0.61m | 4:39AM0.13m | 5:20PM0.66m | 5:20AM0.05m | 6:06PM0.74m | 6:04AM0.03m | 6:54PM0.84m | 6:53AM0.08m | 7:49PM0.94m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 8 | E 9 | N 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1537 | 742 | 400 | 78 | 83 | 90 | 130 | 127 | 98 | 49 | 30 | 17 | 666 | 27 | 27 | 98 | 133 | 2 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 294 | 193 | 150 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 88 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 54 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 495 | 794 | 848 | 804 | 829 | 1082 | 1989 | 1464 | 1270 | 831 | 349 | 247 | 138 | — | 249 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 55 | 1232 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 629 | 1059 | 826 | 949 | 1562 | 949 | 61 | 634 | 634 | 50 | 624 | 624 | 770 |
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