Surf Forecasts:
Plantation Point surf forecast from 30 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 4 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, S swell with 844 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 2 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Plantation Point this week:
The surf forecast for Plantation Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 02) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Plantation Point in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 01) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 2nd Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sun 4th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 7th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plantation Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 143 | 121 | 223 | 82 | 429 | 206 | 116 | 96 | 88 | 264 | 337 | 630 | 671 | 213 | 131 | 322 | 325 | 339 | 394 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.68m | 10:52PM1.33m | 11:02AM1.67m | 11:52PM1.24m | 11:58AM1.65m | 1:03AM1.17m | 1:03PM1.63m | 2:25AM1.16m | 2:16PM1.61m | 3:46AM1.21m | 3:32PM1.62m | 4:52AM1.29m | 4:41PM1.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.27m | 4:35AM0.47m | 5:47PM0.31m | 5:26AM0.56m | 6:55PM0.35m | 6:27AM0.64m | 8:11PM0.37m | 7:43AM0.69m | 9:26PM0.36m | 9:06AM0.69m | 10:32PM0.33m | 10:22AM0.62m | 11:27PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 275 | 56 | 121 | 110 | 32 | 160 | 6 | 116 | 96 | 88 | 264 | 337 | 78 | 84 | 213 | 131 | 42 | 325 | 339 | 3 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 15 | E 18 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | E 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 6 | — | 86 | 5 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 120 | 80 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | — | S 15 | — | — | ENE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 19 | — | — | 78 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | SW 2 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 143 | 303 | 223 | 82 | 429 | 206 | — | — | — | 113 | 1 | 630 | 671 | — | 1 | 322 | — | — | 394 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 124 |
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