Surf Forecasts:
Point of Ness surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period, W swell with 6,293 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Point of Ness this week:
The surf forecast for Point of Ness over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s 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 of Ness in the next 16 days are 5.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Point of Ness over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 11 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 1243 | 516 | 117 | 68 | 216 | 246 | 534 | 4135 | 4614 | 4275 | 1602 | 543 | 493 | 111 | 129 | 65 | 60 | 138 | 123 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:31PM2.38m | 4:35AM2.35m | 5:09PM2.45m | 6:12AM2.44m | 6:28PM2.66m | 7:22AM2.63m | 7:27PM2.93m | 8:13AM2.82m | 8:14PM3.17m | 8:56AM2.97m | 8:56PM3.34m | 9:33AM3.07m | 9:34PM3.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.98m | 10:55AM1.09m | 11:49PM0.83m | 12:21PM0.93m | 1:01AM0.52m | 1:21PM0.69m | 1:54AM0.20m | 2:09PM0.44m | 2:39AM-0.06m | 2:51PM0.24m | 3:20AM-0.22m | 3:30PM0.11m | 3:57AM-0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 14 | W 12 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | W 10 | NE 6 | W 8 | N 9 | N 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 516 | 117 | 68 | 22 | 246 | 534 | 4135 | 2626 | 10 | 2 | 226 | 1 | 111 | 129 | 65 | 60 | 138 | 123 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | N 6 | NNE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 78 | 39 | 6 | 58 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 43 | 29 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | SE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 7 | SE 4 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 15 | 14 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1452 | 1243 | — | 10 | 8 | 216 | — | 25 | 88 | 4614 | 4275 | 1602 | 543 | 493 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 353 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 459 | 666 | 747 | 1145 | 609 | 418 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
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