Surf Forecasts:
Point Ronald and Princetown surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 20,440 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Point Ronald and Princetown this week:
The surf forecast for Point Ronald and Princetown over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Point Ronald and Princetown in the next 16 days are 6.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Point Ronald and Princetown over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5815 | 4119 | 3009 | 2218 | 1913 | 2750 | 3158 | 2550 | 1667 | 1677 | 974 | 656 | 530 | 569 | 516 | 892 | 680 | 1997 | 3857 | 4184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.19m | 1:52PM1.34m | 2:13AM1.26m | 2:20PM1.32m | 2:56AM1.30m | 2:46PM1.29m | 3:37AM1.30m | 3:11PM1.25m | 4:17AM1.27m | 3:34PM1.19m | 4:58AM1.20m | 3:53PM1.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.38m | 7:26AM0.24m | 8:01PM0.25m | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.16m | 8:41AM0.39m | 9:00PM0.12m | 9:14AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.11m | 9:45AM0.57m | 9:59PM0.14m | 10:14AM0.67m | 10:30PM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 5815 | 4119 | 3009 | 2218 | 1913 | 2750 | 3158 | 2550 | 1667 | 1677 | 974 | 656 | 530 | 569 | 475 | 892 | 680 | 1997 | 3857 | 1856 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 494 | 288 | 164 | 112 | 57 | 341 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 148 | 516 | 261 | 592 | — | 1118 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | E 5 | SW 17 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 400 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 59 | 80 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 42 | — | 20 | 579 | — | 4184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 94 |
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