Surf Forecasts:
Pontaillac surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 20 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, W swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 21 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, W swell with 4,652 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pontaillac this week:
The surf forecast for Pontaillac over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pontaillac in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) 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 1.0m 4s period and expected on Friday (Nov 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Fri 20th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pontaillac over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 81 | 181 | 558 | 947 | 919 | 759 | 565 | 364 | 289 | 133 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 40 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33PM4.01m | 4:45AM4.07m | 5:03PM3.92m | 5:12AM4.00m | 5:31PM3.78m | 5:40AM3.88m | 6:00PM3.61m | 6:09AM3.72m | 6:30PM3.41m | 6:43AM3.53m | 7:06PM3.20m | 7:24AM3.33m | 7:53PM3.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.25m | 10:43AM0.20m | 10:58PM0.33m | 11:20AM0.29m | 11:34PM0.46m | 11:57AM0.44m | 00:11AM0.64m | 12:36PM0.65m | 00:50AM0.84m | 1:18PM0.88m | 1:32AM1.06m | 2:04PM1.10m | 2:20AM1.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 20 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 52 | 181 | 558 | 947 | 919 | 759 | 565 | 364 | 289 | 133 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 40 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | N 4 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 46 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 32 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 7 | 124 | 8 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 157 | 105 | 38 | 14 | 33 | 216 | 503 | 534 | 277 |
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