Surf Forecasts:
Pon. Inlet surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with 82 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pon. Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for Pon. Inlet. The 16-day window is a bit of a tough one, if I'm being honest. There are no proper waves on the cards, just a whole lot of flatness and small, weak wind chop. We're looking at a solid stretch of almost nothing to get excited about.
The water temperature is sitting around 83°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so at least the water's warm if you fancy a float.
The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 27th kicks things off with a tiny 1.3ft easterly windswell, but that cross-onshore breeze is a killer. That sets the tone for a good, long gap. From Tuesday the 28th right through to Monday the 11th of August, the swell is consistently below 2.6ft, mostly around 0.7ft to 1.6ft. The energy readings are all in the low double-digits and single-digits, mostly under 50, which tells you there's no real power in the water. The biggest combined energy we get is 82 on the 3rd of August, but that's from a tiny 2.6ft wave. It's a beach/jetty setup, so with these small, weak conditions and periods under 10 seconds, it's a flat spell.
We get a few glassy moments, like on Tuesday the 4th of August morning and Wednesday the 5th of August morning, but the swell is just too tiny to make anything of them. You'd be paddling for nothing. The wind does go clean offshore on a few mornings late this week and into next, but again, there's simply no swell to work with. It's looking more like a kiteboarding window than a surf window if you can get a plane on the water.
So, there's no standout here. You're looking at a long blank run of poor conditions. The main thing to note is that from now until the end of the forecast period, there's nothing worth rushing down for.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.35m | 7:58AM1.00m | 8:24PM1.36m | 8:37AM1.03m | 9:00PM1.36m | 9:15AM1.06m | 9:35PM1.35m | 9:53AM1.10m | 10:09PM1.32m | 10:31AM1.14m | 10:44PM1.28m | 11:10AM1.19m | 11:20PM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.14m | 1:45PM0.04m | 2:43AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.02m | 3:18AM0.06m | 3:05PM0.02m | 3:52AM0.03m | 3:45PM0.03m | 4:25AM0.02m | 4:26PM0.06m | 4:59AM0.02m | 5:11PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | N 4 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SE 4 | — | NE 6 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 609 | 481 | 91 | 973 | 564 | 411 | 75 | 500 | 567 | 851 | 644 | 480 | 1148 | 1233 | 584 | 411 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
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