Surf Forecasts:
Point Cartwright/Secrets surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, SE swell with 219 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Point Cartwright/Secrets this week:
The surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Point Cartwright/Secrets in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks.
First thing, the water temp is 20°, about a degree cooler than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a wetsuit on.
The standout session is Friday morning, August 28th. We’ve got a light offshore wind from the SSE at 5 mph, making the surface glassy. The swell is 4 ft from the E, with a combined energy of 224 (moderate). That’s the best energy reading of the whole run. The waves won’t be huge, but the offshore wind will clean them up nicely at Point Cartwright/Secrets. The swell period is short at 7 seconds, so don’t expect a ton of power, but for a morning session, this is the one.
Right after that, Friday afternoon and Saturday are still rideable but with more crosswind. Thursday morning the 27th also has offshore wind, but the swell is tiny at 3 ft and the energy is only 105 (weak), so it’s a longboard or foamie kind of day.
Sunday morning the 30th brings a bigger pulse of 6 ft from the SE, but the period drops to a very short 6 seconds and the wind is a stiff 16 mph offshore. That’s going to be blown-out and lumpy, not really worth the effort.
From the 31st of August onwards, the surf drops off. The swell gets small, the wind turns mostly cross-off or onshore, and the energy readings are mostly two-digit numbers (weak). There’s a glassy morning on the 5th of September, but the swell is just 2 ft with 74 energy – basically flat.
The 8th, 9th, and 10th of September are a total loss. Tiny swell, short periods, and cross winds. The 10th of September afternoon shows a 5 ft swell, but it’s from the NNE with a period of only 5 seconds and a cross wind – that’s just a choppy, messy surf.
The bottom line: The only real window of decent surf is Friday morning, August 28th. Everything else is too small, too windy, or just poor quality. There’s a long gap of poor surf from the 31st of August right through to the 10th of September, so expect a lot of flat days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 108 | 53 | 74 | 82 | 142 | 124 | 81 | 80 | 108 | 113 | 36 | 216 | 60 | 39 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 75 | 73 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.80m | 7:20AM1.34m | 7:40PM1.84m | 7:53AM1.43m | 8:12PM1.84m | 8:27AM1.51m | 8:44PM1.81m | 9:03AM1.57m | 9:17PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.61m | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:23AM1.62m | 10:29PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.27m | 1:36AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.22m | 2:04AM0.26m | 1:47PM0.20m | 2:33AM0.23m | 2:24PM0.20m | 3:02AM0.21m | 3:03PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.30m | 4:06AM0.23m | 4:30PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 108 | 53 | 74 | 82 | 142 | 124 | 81 | 80 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 39 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 75 | 73 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 17 | E 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 19 | SE 19 | SE 17 | NE 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 81 | 104 | 46 | 81 | — | — | 108 | 113 | 57 | 216 | 171 | 112 | 102 | 66 | 80 | 64 | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 170 | 170 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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