Surf Forecasts:
Pon. Inlet surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, ESE swell with 72 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 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pon. Inlet over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let me tell you how it is for Pon. Inlet. Honestly, looking out over the next couple of weeks, the surf is flat as a pancake. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves that just aren’t going to get you excited. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. You’ll be scratching for anything rideable.
Starting Sunday the 5th, we’ve got a little bump of 1ft from the ESE, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, only 19. Winds are light cross-off in the morning, but the swell is just too small and weak to do anything with. That theme carries through the whole first week and into the next – we’re looking at knee-high slop at best.
Monday the 6th is a write-off with onshore winds developing and that tiny swell. Tuesday the 7th might have a cleaner morning with offshore wind, but again, we’re talking about 1ft of weak, short-period swell. It’s not going to stand up.
If you have to pick something, the mornings with light offshore winds and a glassy surface are your best bet – like Wednesday the 8th, Thursday the 9th, and especially Friday the 10th. You’ll find a clean, tiny wave for a longboard or a foamie, but the energy is weak (combined energy in the 30s). It’s more of a paddle than a surf.
Looking further out, the second week (from the 13th onwards) is more of the same. A few mornings, like Monday the 13th and Sunday the 19th, look glassy with no wind, but the swell is still pathetic – 1ft from the ESE with a combined energy around 22-28. There’s just no power.
Overall, there are no standouts here. If you’re dying for a splash, the best shot would be any of those clean, offshore mornings early in the first week (like the 8th or 9th) when the wind is light and the surface is clean, but you’ll be riding marginal, weak waves. Don’t expect much. The water temperature is about average for July, so no surprises there.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 24 | 13 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 72 | 58 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.23m | 12:20PM1.10m | 00:29AM1.18m | 1:07PM1.16m | 1:13AM1.14m | 1:59PM1.23m | 2:03AM1.10m | 2:57PM1.30m | 3:02AM1.07m | 3:59PM1.39m | 4:06AM1.06m | 5:03PM1.48m | 5:14AM1.08m | 6:06PM1.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.09m | 6:22PM0.19m | 6:54AM0.07m | 7:17PM0.22m | 7:38AM0.05m | 8:18PM0.23m | 8:28AM0.03m | 9:23PM0.22m | 9:23AM-0.00m | 10:27PM0.19m | 10:21AM-0.04m | 11:30PM0.14m | 11:20AM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 33 |
Feels °C | 25 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | E 9 | — | SE 5 | E 9 | — | SE 5 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 14 | — | 10 | 38 | — | 14 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 58 | 35 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 4 | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 | SE 6 | — | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | — | — | 26 | 8 | — | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | — | ESE 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | ESE 8 | SSW 3 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 53 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 21 | 11 | — | 23 | 29 | — | 72 | 1 | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1089 | 1148 | 480 | 76 | 500 | 480 | 619 | 1110 | 457 | 75 | 75 | 572 | 13 | 49 | 1919 | 12 | 75 | 913 | 13 | 75 | 50 |
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