Surf Forecasts:
Paranoia surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 30 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 30 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 2,934 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 18 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paranoia this week:
The surf forecast for Paranoia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Paranoia in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 30) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 30th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 30th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paranoia over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 430 | 205 | 205 | 227 | 394 | 364 | 370 | 364 | 330 | 413 | 336 | 418 | 379 | 1142 | 792 | 690 | 784 | 627 | 472 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.09m | 7:26AM1.11m | 7:38PM1.01m | 8:41AM1.10m | 9:08PM0.99m | 9:58AM1.14m | 10:33PM1.03m | 10:59AM1.23m | 11:36PM1.12m | 11:49AM1.33m | 00:26AM1.23m | 12:34PM1.44m | 1:10AM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.57m | 00:49AM0.50m | 1:38PM0.63m | 1:53AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.63m | 3:15AM0.57m | 4:33PM0.56m | 4:31AM0.54m | 5:33PM0.45m | 5:32AM0.47m | 6:19PM0.32m | 6:22AM0.38m | 7:02PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 640 | 430 | 205 | 205 | 227 | 394 | 364 | 370 | 364 | 330 | 413 | 336 | 418 | 379 | 1142 | 792 | 690 | 784 | 627 | 472 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | WSW 12 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SE 11 | NW 13 | W 13 | SE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 239 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 154 | 264 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 93 | 201 | 42 | 50 | 193 | 129 | 119 | 370 | 167 | 35 | 33 | 12 | — | 7 | — | 34 | 222 | 93 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 2866 | 10 | 194 | 1975 | 58 | 10 | 2873 | 10 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 1975 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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