Surf Forecasts:
Rat Beach surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period, W swell with 835 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rat Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Rat Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rat Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 16s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 19th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rat Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 19 | W 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 18 | WSW 10 | WNW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1550 | 778 | 429 | 311 | 182 | 759 | 589 | 398 | 367 | 113 | 94 | 23 | 33 | 110 | 435 | 308 | 595 | 280 | 189 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:48AM1.43m | 11:46AM1.75m | 4:28AM1.50m | 4:46AM1.59m | 2:31PM1.53m | 5:02AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.49m | 5:19AM1.83m | 5:11PM1.50m | 5:41AM1.98m | 6:13PM1.53m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.54m | 5:12AM1.42m | 8:11PM0.60m | 7:52AM1.44m | 9:03PM0.64m | 9:53AM1.33m | 9:48PM0.67m | 10:58AM1.15m | 10:26PM0.71m | 11:43AM0.92m | 11:01PM0.76m | 12:22PM0.67m | 11:37PM0.82m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 4:51 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 7 | WNW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1550 | 778 | 429 | 311 | 87 | 759 | 589 | 263 | 181 | 70 | 73 | 12 | 33 | 95 | 290 | 308 | 595 | 280 | 189 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 81 | 203 | 86 | 198 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 62 | 161 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 110 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | W 19 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 182 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 398 | 367 | 113 | 94 | — | — | — | 435 | 289 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 8 | 30 | 149 | 118 | 30 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 1 | 148 | 41 | 22 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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