Surf Forecasts:
Pounders surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, E swell with 563 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pounders this week:
The surf forecast for Pounders over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pounders in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pounders over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 384 | 353 | 144 | 69 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 125 | 115 | 85 | 563 | 314 | 68 | 60 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:01AM0.98m | 9:42PM1.16m | 10:03AM0.92m | 10:26PM1.16m | 11:21AM0.87m | 11:19PM1.16m | 12:54PM0.86m | 00:21AM1.16m | 2:24PM0.90m | 1:29AM1.19m | 3:34PM0.97m | 2:35AM1.23m | 4:30PM1.05m | 3:35AM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.31m | 4:15AM0.38m | 3:55PM0.41m | 5:19AM0.33m | 4:50PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.28m | 6:01PM0.58m | 7:44AM0.20m | 7:24PM0.61m | 8:50AM0.11m | 8:42PM0.60m | 9:47AM0.02m | 9:47PM0.56m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 308 | 384 | 60 | 45 | 69 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 41 | 33 | 54 | 82 | 41 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 20 | S 11 | S 17 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 30 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SE 11 | NE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 16 | E 13 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 353 | 144 | 30 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 125 | 115 | 85 | 563 | 314 | 151 | 181 | 105 | 72 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 1737 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 525 | 517 | 525 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 526 | 11 | 525 |
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