Surf Forecasts:
Portwrinkle surf forecast from 9 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 21 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period, SSW swell with 7,467 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 18 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Portwrinkle this week:
The surf forecast for Portwrinkle over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Portwrinkle in the next 16 days are 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sat 21st Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portwrinkle over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 161 | 331 | 583 | 573 | 1167 | 929 | 624 | 471 | 348 | 222 | 90 | 40 | 27 | 64 | 94 | 97 | 179 | 547 | 1318 | 4318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12PM4.48m | 5:28AM4.59m | 5:44PM4.47m | 5:59AM4.59m | 6:17PM4.40m | 6:31AM4.51m | 6:50PM4.26m | 7:05AM4.37m | 7:26PM4.07m | 7:42AM4.18m | 8:04PM3.84m | 8:23AM3.96m | 8:50PM3.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.24m | 11:41PM0.23m | 12:00PM0.20m | 00:15AM0.27m | 12:34PM0.25m | 00:48AM0.39m | 1:08PM0.38m | 1:20AM0.55m | 1:42PM0.57m | 1:54AM0.75m | 2:17PM0.80m | 2:30AM0.98m | 2:56PM1.04m | ||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 161 | 331 | 583 | 573 | 1167 | 929 | 624 | 471 | 348 | 222 | 90 | 45 | 27 | 64 | 94 | 65 | 50 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 7 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 13 | — | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | — | 96 | 479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 17 | 11 | 7 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 4 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 148 | 111 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 92 | 60 | 46 | 97 | 179 | 547 | 1318 | 4318 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 189 | 183 | 157 | 42 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 139 | 131 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 60 | 441 | 277 | 70 | 70 | 233 |
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