Surf Forecasts:
Ponto surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with 777 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ponto this week:
The surf forecast for Ponto over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ponto in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ponto over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve looked long and hard at the charts for our stretch, and I’ve got to be straight with you — it’s a rough run ahead. For the next 16 days, starting now, we’re looking at a long, frustrating gap. There simply isn’t a single session that pulls above the rest. It’s a flat spell with a whole lot of poor surf conditions.
We’ve got a long stretch of weak, messy energy on offer at Ponto, a river mouth. The combined swell energy is mostly in the 300 to 500 range — that’s weak to barely moderate wave energy, and the reports are all "poor surf conditions" or "marginal" at best through the entire forecast. The waves are tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 4 ft, coming from the SSW, but the wind is persistently onshore or cross-onshore out of the W or SW. That’s a big letdown.
The water temp is around average for this time of year, nothing weird there.
There’s a very slight lift around July 7th and 8th, with the swell building to about 4 ft and a long period of 16 to 18 seconds. That’s a groundswell, and the energy creeps up into the 800s. But even then, the wind is still onshore, and the scores are only marginal. The waves will look weak and crumbly, not worth the paddle out.
After that, it fades again. By July 15th to the 18th, we’re back to knee-high slop with hardly any push. Honestly, it’s a grim outlook. For an exposed river mouth like Ponto, this kind of blank run is a bit more common when the swell direction and wind don’t line up. I wouldn’t bother checking the cam.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 392 | 397 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 233 | 348 | 273 | 550 | 326 | 326 | 485 | 777 | 603 | 491 | 667 | 651 | 667 | 545 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:59PM2.08m | 1:02PM1.55m | 11:34PM1.96m | 1:36PM1.60m | 00:13AM1.80m | 2:11PM1.67m | 1:03AM1.62m | 2:49PM1.76m | 2:15AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.87m | 4:01AM1.29m | 4:22PM1.99m | 5:58AM1.27m | 5:16PM2.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.34m | 5:36PM1.17m | 6:48AM0.43m | 6:31PM1.17m | 7:17AM0.54m | 7:40PM1.15m | 7:48AM0.66m | 9:06PM1.06m | 8:25AM0.79m | 10:37PM0.89m | 9:12AM0.93m | 11:54PM0.66m | 10:13AM1.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | 8:01 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 142 | 392 | 397 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 233 | 348 | 273 | 550 | 326 | 326 | 392 | 777 | 603 | 69 | 667 | 651 | 667 | 545 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 11 | S 10 | W 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | W 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 7 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 148 | 212 | 146 | 98 | 99 | 181 | 13 | 259 | 485 | 42 | 220 | 491 | 81 | 43 | 32 | 61 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 23 | SSW 21 | S 10 | W 4 | S 10 | W 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 24 | W 4 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | W 6 | S 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | S 19 | W 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 11 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 6 | 180 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 43 | 186 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 53 | 185 | 0 | 103 | 185 | 0 | 54 | 185 | 0 | 53 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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