Surf Forecasts:
Riviere Noire Harbour surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, S swell with 4,722 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Riviere Noire Harbour this week:
The surf forecast for Riviere Noire Harbour over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Riviere Noire Harbour in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Riviere Noire Harbour over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1048 | 823 | 1683 | 1647 | 1739 | 1265 | 902 | 431 | 975 | 1526 | 2414 | 4722 | 4054 | 2507 | 1866 | 1335 | 649 | 297 | 418 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM0.69m | 1:49PM0.70m | 2:03AM0.64m | 2:07PM0.67m | 2:27AM0.59m | 2:23PM0.63m | 2:48AM0.52m | 2:39PM0.59m | 3:09AM0.46m | 2:54PM0.54m | 3:28AM0.39m | 3:06PM0.49m | 3:45AM0.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.09m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.09m | 8:05AM0.14m | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:22AM0.19m | 8:54PM0.15m | 8:32AM0.23m | 9:18PM0.19m | 8:33AM0.27m | 9:44PM0.24m | 8:13AM0.30m | 10:29PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1048 | 823 | 1683 | 1647 | 1739 | 1265 | 902 | 431 | 975 | 1526 | 2414 | 4722 | 4054 | 2507 | 1866 | 1335 | 649 | 297 | 418 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | — | SW 22 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 603 | 537 | 439 | 90 | — | 20 | 141 | 273 | 89 | 915 | 687 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 237 | 216 | 346 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 20 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 12 | 111 | 86 | — | — | — | 261 | 69 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 97 | 26 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 8 | 173 | 618 | 773 | 94 | 358 | 489 | 24 | 964 | 782 | 176 | 80 | 459 | 367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 196 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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