Surf Forecasts:
Rossbeigh Strand surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,708 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rossbeigh Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Rossbeigh Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rossbeigh Strand in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rossbeigh Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s shaping up for us at Rossbeigh Strand. I’m not gonna lie, looking at this whole 16-day run, it’s a real mixed bag. Most of it is a write-off, but there’s a surprising little window of magic at the very end that’s worth waiting for.
For the next week and a half, from the 14th right through to the 25th of August, it’s a tough slog. The swells that do show up are small and weak, with combined wave energy mostly sitting in the low double digits or barely scraping triple digits - like Wednesday morning the 18th showing a reading of (214), but it's also raining and messy. Conditions are persistently poor, with cross-shore or cross-onshore winds that keep the surface choppy and rippled. There’s even a few days of big, raw swell on the 19th of August, with combined energy rocketing up to (1747), but a heavy 18.6 mph onshore wind at 9.8 ft makes it a total mess. That’s not a surf day; that’s a day to watch from the car park. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing to write home about there.
The real standout comes on the 26th of August – Wednesday morning. This is the one to circle on the calendar. We get a solid 8.2 ft swell rolling in from the west, and the wind goes glassy. That’s right, glassy. A light air from the ESE giving us a clean, mirror-like surface. The combined energy reading of (1239) confirms there’s some serious power in the water. That’s going to be special, but at 8.2 ft, that’s expert territory – it’ll be a heavy one. The afternoon cleans up nicely too, with glassy conditions on a 6.9 ft west swell (759). The 27th of August still has clean, surfable waves in the chest-to-head high range from the west-southwest, but the energy drops off.
Hang in there for that beautiful window on the 26th. The wait is long, but that glassy, powerful west swell at Rossbeigh looks like a real treat.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 223 | 226 | 54 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 135 | 182 | 94 | 67 | 130 | 187 | 463 | 961 | 1034 | 1708 | 1509 | 21 | 54 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30AM3.57m | 6:41PM3.77m | 7:10AM3.54m | 7:21PM3.67m | 7:49AM3.43m | 8:01PM3.48m | 8:27AM3.25m | 8:40PM3.22m | 9:06AM3.03m | 9:22PM2.93m | 9:48AM2.80m | 10:09PM2.65m | 10:37AM2.58m | 11:09PM2.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.13m | 00:49AM-0.13m | 1:02PM0.17m | 1:27AM-0.01m | 1:41PM0.29m | 2:05AM0.20m | 2:20PM0.48m | 2:42AM0.47m | 3:00PM0.70m | 3:22AM0.76m | 3:45PM0.94m | 4:08AM1.04m | 4:43PM1.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | N 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 165 | 4 | 2 | 101 | 15 | 84 | 77 | 28 | 182 | 94 | 67 | 5 | 187 | 318 | 961 | 25 | 39 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | N 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 14 | SW 17 | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 463 | 46 | 2 | — | — | — | 54 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | N 11 | S 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 18 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | S 12 | N 8 | SSW 17 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | SW 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 223 | 226 | — | 101 | — | 4 | 135 | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | 52 | 1034 | 1708 | 1509 | 1569 | 1060 | 784 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 5 | 7 | 250 | 591 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 105 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 244 | 18 | 412 | 559 | 545 | 776 | 560 | 393 |
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