Surf Forecasts:
Ricks Reef surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,548 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ricks Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Ricks Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ricks Reef in the next 16 days are 2.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ricks Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright, let's have a look at what Ricks Reef has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right now, it's a bit of a flat spell. We've got some swell on the way, but the first proper surf worth getting excited about doesn't arrive until Friday, the 11th of July. Up until then, it’s mostly small, weak, and messy. From Saturday the 12th through to early the next week, we're looking at a slow decline in size, with only knee to waist-high waves at best. The winds are okay, sometimes offshore, but the energy just isn't there. Expect a few days of quiet, almost flat conditions from around the 16th to the 24th of July. That's a solid week or more of nothing much to write home about.
Then, things change. The real standout window opens on Friday the 24th of July. The wind goes light, and a proper swell arrives. We're talking 10 ft from the west, with a moderate period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a strong 1555, so there's plenty of punch. This is a big, powerful swell for an advanced reef break like Ricks Reef. It'll be heavy and demanding. With the water temperature sitting at a very warm 84°, it’s about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Saturday the 25th of July looks like the absolute pick of the fortnight. The swell holds at a solid 7 ft from the west, with a period of 11 seconds, and the wind goes completely glassy – dead calm. The conditions will be flawless, clean, and lined up. The combined energy is still a very strong 1007. This is a day for experienced surfers only, as 7 ft on a reef is serious. There will be long gaps between sets, but the waves will be worth the wait. This is the one to circle on the calendar.
Backing up into the Sunday the 26th, the swell holds around 7 ft from the west-northwest, but the wind shifts to a cross-shore and picks up, making things a bit lumpy. Still big, but not as pristine.
So, to sum it up: don't hold your breath for the next week and a half. The surf is tiny and weak. But that week starting Friday the 24th of July? That's the real deal. Saturday the 25th with glassy conditions is the absolute standout – get on it if you can handle the size.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | NW 2 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1576 | 1548 | 1106 | 811 | 775 | 594 | 393 | 250 | 183 | 167 | 119 | 86 | 55 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:41PM0.82m | 3:47AM0.92m | 7:39PM0.87m | 4:45AM0.93m | 8:28PM0.91m | 5:45AM0.95m | 9:11PM0.93m | 6:45AM0.95m | 9:50PM0.94m | 7:44AM0.93m | 10:26PM0.94m | 8:44AM0.90m | 10:59PM0.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.08m | 10:47PM0.72m | 11:47AM0.00m | 00:00AM0.74m | 12:41PM-0.05m | 1:03AM0.73m | 1:33PM-0.07m | 2:00AM0.71m | 2:22PM-0.06m | 2:54AM0.67m | 3:09PM-0.00m | 3:47AM0.62m | 3:53PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1576 | 1548 | 1106 | 811 | 775 | 594 | 393 | 250 | 183 | 167 | 119 | 66 | 43 | 58 | 88 | 26 | 29 | 56 | 79 | 75 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | SE 8 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 252 | 246 | 130 | 78 | 169 | 102 | 86 | 51 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 86 | 55 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | E 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 22 | 50 | 16 | 47 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 44 | 111 | 60 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 1306 | 0 | 1837 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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