Surf Forecasts:
Peak Rock surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 5,338 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m 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 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Peak Rock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty here.
We’re looking at a patchy run to start. The first couple of days have a weak 0.9m to 1.0m swell, cross-off breeze, clean but not much push. You’re going to be struggling to get a decent wave.
Then it gets messy. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are a write-off. Swell jumps to 2.5m to 3.5m, but the wind is cross and cross-on, lumpy and rough. That’s not surfable, you’d be fighting a washing machine. Thursday the 17th eases a bit to 1.8m to 2.1m, but still has a cross-chop.
The first real window is Friday the 18th. Morning is clean with a moderate offshore NW wind at Peak Rock. Swell is 1.6m, 13-second period, and it’s a reef so it holds well. That’s for the experienced, but the lines will be clean. The afternoon is a bit smaller but still okay.
Saturday the 19th has offshore winds, but it’s windier in the morning and lighter cross-off in the arvo. Not as good. Sunday the 20th – morning is a near gale offshore at 50 km/h, hard to paddle out. Afternoon, the period drops to 7 seconds, junky.
Monday the 21st, onshore from the southeast, messy 2.5m. Avoid.
The big one is Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd. This is the standout of the run. A solid 2.5m southwest groundswell with a long 16-second period. Wind is offshore from the NNW, moderate but clean – the reef will be firing. Excellent surf for the experienced, definitely the best of the window. The morning of the 22nd is the pick.
Then it gets ugly again from the 24th. Onshore winds from the south and southeast, lumpy and messy, even though the swell stays in the 1.2m to 2.5m range with a long period. The 27th is a washout.
But there’s a glimmer at the end – Monday the 28th has a light cross-off from the northeast, a clean 2.1m with a 16-second period. Looks like it could be good, but that’s a long way out, so keep it as a maybe.
Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
Energy-wise, the good windows have moderate to strong readings – 3414 on the 22nd, 3383 on the 23rd, and 2292 on the 28th – so there’s real power in the water.
Peak Rock can get a few people out on the good days, so don’t expect it to be empty on the 22nd.
So, two main windows – Friday the 18th for a cleaner but smaller session, and the big one on Tuesday the 22nd. That Monday the 28th has potential, but I wouldn’t book my day around it yet.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 357 | 295 | 128 | 1431 | 4429 | 4682 | 4054 | 3612 | 2982 | 1855 | 1280 | 852 | 933 | 823 | 1393 | 933 | 757 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:34AM2.03m | 1:42PM2.01m | 2:20AM2.11m | 2:19PM2.03m | 3:01AM2.13m | 2:54PM2.02m | 3:39AM2.11m | 3:27PM1.98m | 4:15AM2.05m | 3:58PM1.93m | 4:50AM1.96m | 4:29PM1.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.46m | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:23AM0.48m | 8:37PM0.16m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:13PM0.14m | 9:37AM0.57m | 9:47PM0.17m | 10:11AM0.64m | 10:21PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.73m | 10:55PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 606 | 357 | 295 | 128 | — | — | 95 | 4054 | 3612 | 2982 | 1855 | 1280 | 852 | 933 | 721 | 1393 | 933 | 757 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 37 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 609 | 823 | — | — | 15 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 180 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 6 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 17 | 102 | 1431 | 4429 | 4682 | 2612 | 2551 | 91 | — | 34 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 475 | 660 | 271 | 330 | 136 | 10 | 60 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 22 | 2 | 50 |
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