Surf Forecasts:
Paishawan Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 12s period, NNE swell with 14,577 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with E 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s. 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 7.5m 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 1.5m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 25ft (7.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paishawan Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 606 | 1759 | 2581 | 2339 | 1207 | 1641 | 2587 | 3543 | 3627 | 9133 | 14577 | 2741 | 400 | 131 | 107 | 95 | 112 | 163 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 11:51AM2.18m | 00:17AM2.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:47AM0.56m | 5:59PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | ESE 7 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | WSW 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 294 | 1759 | 2581 | 2339 | 1207 | 1641 | 2587 | 3543 | 3627 | 9133 | — | 26 | 400 | 131 | 34 | 95 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | SW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SSE 12 | SW 8 | N 5 | SW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 487 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | W 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 47 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | — | SW 8 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 8 | NNE 12 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 7 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 370 | 606 | 56 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 12 | 87 | 123 | 1136 | 14577 | 2741 | — | — | 107 | 159 | 112 | 163 | 256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 61 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 216 | 237 | 216 | 237 | 61 | 624 | 173 | 0 | 635 | 363 | 635 | 635 |
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