Posties Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.76° E

Posties WaveFinder

Issued: 2 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Posties sea temperature is
15.7° C
1.6° 

Posties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Posties surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 19,686 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Posties this week:

The surf forecast for Posties over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Posties in the next 16 days are 7.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Wed 8th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 17s
Best Surf 9PM (Sat 11th Jul)23ft (7.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 6PM (Tue 14th Jul)23ft (7.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Posties over the next 16 days.


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