Surf Forecasts:
Peak Rock surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period, SW swell with 7,568 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Peak Rock this week:
The surf forecast for Peak Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Peak Rock in the next 16 days are 3.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Peak Rock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, grab your coffee, pull up a seat. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Peak Rock. It’s a reef setup, intermediate territory, fairly consistent with a SSW swell window, and let me tell you, the next couple of weeks are a proper ride.
The pattern kicks off with a slow start. Thursday the 3rd is a write-off. We’ve got a solid 10ft to 12ft of WSW swell but the wind is howling from the W at 19 mph—cross-off, but messy. The combined energy is high (3709–7648), but it’s just not clean. Friday morning the 4th is where it gets interesting. A clean 10ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period and a light offshore from the NNW at 12 mph. That’s proper. The energy is pumping (5171). This is the first standout for experienced surfers. The water is 57°—about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s not a shock, but it’s pleasant. Saturday the 5th gets blown out by rain showers and a near-gale WNW wind at 31 mph. Sunday morning the 6th is back on with a gentle offshore, 7ft SSW swell, but it’s a bit weaker (1837 energy). It’s good, but not special.
Now, look ahead. The long-range stuff is promising but less certain. Tuesday the 15th is a beauty. Tuesday morning we have 7ft SW swell with a gentle offshore and clean conditions (2258 energy). Then Tuesday afternoon—glass. Dead calm, zero wind, 8ft SW swell at 16 seconds. That is the standout of the whole run. Clean, long-period lines rolling into the reef. That’s the one. The energy is strong at 3432. For a spot that gets crowds sometimes, that afternoon session will be worth the company.
The run closes out with a big warning. Thursday the 17th sees a massive 16ft SW swell, but it’s onshore from the SE at 19 mph, blowing out everything. The energy is immense (7095), but it’s a messy, dangerous mess for experts only. Friday the 18th is similar but smaller.
Overall, if you’re after the best, point your board at Friday morning the 4th for the big, clean groundswell, and definitely don’t miss Tuesday afternoon the 15th for that glassy, long-period perfection.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3709 | 4529 | 5280 | 4891 | 4645 | 3373 | 2329 | 5328 | 3216 | 1785 | 1452 | 1013 | 797 | 828 | 517 | 901 | 1282 | 2212 | 2534 | 2963 | 6647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28PM2.04m | 4:19AM2.12m | 4:02PM2.04m | 5:03AM2.09m | 4:39PM2.01m | 5:51AM2.01m | 5:21PM1.96m | 6:45AM1.91m | 6:11PM1.87m | 7:50AM1.81m | 7:15PM1.77m | 9:05AM1.76m | 8:39PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.08m | 10:13AM0.60m | 10:30PM0.05m | 10:53AM0.69m | 11:13PM0.07m | 11:37AM0.79m | 00:02AM0.13m | 12:28PM0.89m | 00:59AM0.24m | 1:33PM0.96m | 2:08AM0.36m | 2:56PM0.97m | 3:28AM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 4529 | 5280 | 4891 | 4645 | 3373 | 2329 | — | 3216 | 1785 | 1452 | 864 | 18 | 71 | 517 | 573 | 1282 | 2212 | 2534 | 2963 | 6647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | S 22 | SW 21 | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | W 28 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 280 | 321 | 288 | 204 | — | — | 15 | 31 | 87 | 9 | 112 | 91 | 901 | 99 | 16 | 546 | 1746 | 1074 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 21 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | W 28 | WSW 24 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | — | — | 9 | 215 | 221 | — | 16 | 368 | 575 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 5 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3709 | 3119 | — | — | — | 8 | 60 | 5328 | 1009 | — | — | 1013 | 797 | 828 | — | — | 796 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 329 | 493 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 63 | 136 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
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