Surf Forecasts:
Pon. Inlet surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, ESE swell with 24 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pon. Inlet this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Pon. Inlet in the next 16 days are 0.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pon. Inlet over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, this is Rusty. Let’s get straight to the point for Pon. Inlet: the next 16 days are a total bust. There’s honestly not a single recommendation worth paddling out for, and the numbers back that up. The first chance for any surf doesn’t really exist because the wave heights are tiny and the energy is flat.
Looking at the whole run, we’re stuck with a long, quiet stretch. From now all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 27th, the swell barely flickers. The largest we see is just 2ft on Tuesday afternoon the 14th, but that’s a crumbly, short-period 3-second ESE windswell, combined energy is weak (15). The rest of the time, it's mostly 1ft to 2ft, all from the ESE, mostly 8-second period, with combined energy rarely cracking 40 – that’s weak stuff.
The wind is the only thing that sometimes looks decent. There are a few mornings with light offshore or glassy conditions, like Friday the 17th afternoon when it goes completely glass (0 km/h) with a tiny 2ft, 3-second wave, but the wave quality is still poor. The water temperature sits at 84°, which feels about average for this time of year.
To be honest, this is a classic summer flat spell for this area. It’s a consistent break by nature, so it tends not to stay this poor forever, but for now, there’s just no energy to work with. If you absolutely have to get wet, you might get a knee-high ripple with clean conditions on a morning with WSW offshore wind, but it’s not surfable in any meaningful way.
Stay patient. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.63m | 7:23AM1.17m | 8:02PM1.67m | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:55PM1.67m | 9:16AM1.26m | 9:46PM1.63m | 10:10AM1.28m | 10:36PM1.55m | 11:03AM1.28m | 11:25PM1.44m | 11:56AM1.28m | 00:13AM1.32m | 12:50PM1.26m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.01m | 1:19PM-0.17m | 2:25AM-0.05m | 2:16PM-0.18m | 3:18AM-0.09m | 3:14PM-0.17m | 4:10AM-0.11m | 4:11PM-0.12m | 5:00AM-0.11m | 5:08PM-0.05m | 5:49AM-0.07m | 6:06PM0.04m | 6:38AM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 |
 | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 4 | — | E 9 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | — | ESE 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | NE 9 | N 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNW 4 | NE 8 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 2 | WNW 2 | — | ESE 3 | W 3 | — | SE 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1919 | 480 | 75 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 91 | 75 | 480 | 482 | 1252 | 482 | 482 | 1460 | 480 | 480 | 136 | 480 | 1919 | 1430 | 567 |
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