Palm Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.59° S 151.33° E

Palm Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Palm Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.3° 

Palm Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Palm Beach surf forecast from 4 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, S swell with 1,330 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 5 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Palm Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Palm Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Palm Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 5th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 10th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 12s
Most Powerful 2PM (Wed 7th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Palm Beach over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
12
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
165
190
264
248
210
149
143
200
1064
904
208
359
239
184
162
73
272
226
147
80
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
ESE
5
NW
5
SW
10
E
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
E
5
NNW
10
NE
25
NE
10
N
5
N
15
NE
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:04PM1.66m
3:54AM1.03m
4:13PM1.65m
5:14AM1.10m
5:24PM1.65m
6:24AM1.22m
6:29PM1.67m
7:22AM1.36m
7:28PM1.68m
8:13AM1.49m
8:20PM1.66m
8:59AM1.60m
9:08PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.34m
10:05PM0.29m
9:20AM0.42m
11:15PM0.29m
10:40AM0.46m
00:17AM0.26m
12:00PM0.46m
1:11AM0.23m
1:09PM0.42m
1:59AM0.20m
2:10PM0.36m
2:43AM0.17m
3:04PM0.30m
3:23AM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
7:58
—
—
6:59
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:02
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
—
Temp °C
21
24
17
19
21
18
24
24
22
15
16
16
15
16
14
18
21
17
19
22
19
Feels °C
18
21
16
19
19
18
22
22
21
9
11
12
13
13
11
16
17
14
19
21
19
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 
submit an eyeball surf report

Quick surf report for Palm Beach:

join our community of surf reporters

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Palm Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Palm Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Palm Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Palm Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Palm Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Palm Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Palm Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Palm Beach is 18 km (11 miles) from the city of Dee Why. If you plan a holiday in Sydney North Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Dee Why. Dee Why has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

Nearest locationNearest