Surf Forecasts:
Pon. Inlet surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NE swell with 145 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pon. Inlet this week:
The surf forecast for Pon. Inlet over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pon. Inlet in the next 16 days are 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pon. Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here.
It’s flat out grim for the Inlet. Over the next sixteen days the surf looks like it’s on life support: tiny, weak, and mostly choppy with nearly nothing to recommend. The combined wave energy stays low the whole way through. There aren’t any true standouts, nothing that makes you grab a board.
Tuesday the 8th of September: just 2ft from the northeast, cross-onshore and messy. Wednesday similar. Thursday the 10th gives a clean moment in the morning with 3ft from the east-northeast, light offshore at 3 mph and an energy reading of 86. It’s clean, but small. Friday and Saturday have glassy moments but only 1ft of swell with too little period and energy in the 28 to 41 range. Paddling for that is a workout for nothing.
The second week stays small and mostly cross-onshore or onshore. Sunday the 20th sees a clean morning with 2ft from the northeast, a light west-southwest breeze at 3 mph—still tiny, but clean. That’s the best of a bad lot.
Water temp is about normal for the season. Nothing wild.
Plain story: no decent surf in the whole window. Swell never hits 5ft, wind rarely cooperates, energy never climbs out of the weak zone. For a beach that’s fairly exposed, that’s a tough run. Might be more interesting for kite boarders than wave riders. Could change, but right now, leave the sticks at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 20 | 77 | 123 | 142 | 140 | 93 | 70 | 44 | 32 | 23 | 51 | 59 | 22 | 47 | 62 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:04AM1.23m | 7:33PM1.45m | 7:55AM1.30m | 8:20PM1.42m | 8:43AM1.36m | 9:05PM1.37m | 9:28AM1.39m | 9:47PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.40m | 10:28PM1.23m | 10:55AM1.37m | 11:09PM1.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM-0.07m | 00:58AM-0.02m | 1:05PM-0.12m | 1:45AM-0.09m | 1:58PM-0.14m | 2:29AM-0.12m | 2:49PM-0.13m | 3:11AM-0.12m | 3:38PM-0.08m | 3:52AM-0.08m | 4:26PM0.00m | 4:32AM-0.01m | 5:13PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 29 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 77 | 123 | 142 | 140 | 93 | 70 | 44 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 62 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 3 | S 3 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 51 | 59 | — | 47 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 136 | 132 | 50 | 503 | 503 | 75 | 0 | 569 | 4 | 12 | 141 | 76 | 1233 | 1578 | 75 | 12 | 851 | 12 | 75 | 1255 |
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