Surf Forecasts:
Right Point (Cat Bay) surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period, SW swell with 1,449 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Right Point (Cat Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for Right Point (Cat Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Right Point (Cat Bay) in the next 16 days are 1.6m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Right Point (Cat Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right Point (Cat Bay) (Big Island) is a bit of a heartbreaker this forecast period, mate. We got west swell pulsing through, but the wind just won’t give us a break. The next few days are pretty rough – cross-onshore winds, lumpy seas, and marginal to poor surf all the way. Water temp’s at 56°, which is pretty much dead average for the season.
There’s one shining window, and it’s Friday afternoon, August 07. The NNW wind drops to next to nothing, and you get a glassy surface with a 1.3m SW swell at 15 seconds, energy sitting at 1162. That’s clean, lined-up, and the point should be firing. That’s your best pick of the whole run, hands down.
But it doesn’t last. Saturday 08 – wind swings north, 25 to 30 km/h, and it’s choppy and poor again. Sunday 09 gets blown out harder with a near gale. The swell tries to rebuild from Monday 10 onwards – Monday afternoon sees a solid 2.2m SW groundswell, 18-second period, energy at 4443 – but it’s messy with an onshore flow, so it’s marginal at best. That’s a big, raw ocean, not a surfable one.
Then it just grinds. Thursday 13 August brings 3.0m of SW swell, energy at 4272, but it’s onshore NW wind and poor. Too big for the average punter, and unless you’re an expert charging, it’s a no-go. Friday 14 stays big and messy, then Sunday 16 August really opens the gates – 3.5m WSW at 15 seconds and near-gale winds. That’s not a surf forecast, that’s a rescue call.
So yeah, one real window, and it’s a small one. If you can make it to the point on Friday afternoon, you might just score an empty, clean lineup. Otherwise, sit tight – the ocean’s angry and there ain’t much else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 1449 | 1137 | 886 | 696 | 677 | 1271 | 518 | 1034 | 1040 | 165 | 186 | 200 | 166 | 144 | 239 | 321 | 635 | 753 | 1160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.94m | 2:35PM2.28m | 2:41AM2.02m | 3:07PM2.31m | 3:24AM2.10m | 3:38PM2.33m | 4:07AM2.18m | 4:09PM2.33m | 4:50AM2.23m | 4:43PM2.32m | 5:36AM2.25m | 5:19PM2.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.80m | 8:05AM0.47m | 8:48PM0.66m | 8:45AM0.49m | 9:23PM0.53m | 9:24AM0.52m | 9:57PM0.40m | 10:03AM0.58m | 10:32PM0.29m | 10:44AM0.65m | 11:10PM0.20m | 11:26AM0.75m | 11:53PM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1087 | 1449 | 1137 | 886 | 696 | 677 | 760 | 518 | — | — | 165 | 58 | 41 | 166 | 144 | 239 | 321 | 635 | 753 | 1160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 17 | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | 38 | 302 | — | 12 | — | — | 75 | 114 | 200 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 164 | 306 | 373 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 186 | 175 | 150 | 93 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 36 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | W 5 | WSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 1271 | 69 | 1034 | 1040 | 104 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 100 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 126 | 60 | 1 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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