Safari Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.74° S 115.89° E

Safari Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Safari Island sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.5° 

Safari Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Safari Island today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Safari Island at 3PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Safari Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
1030
1018
1693
1356
1449
1431
1672
3490
3673
3499
3661
4257
4161
4501
4448
4344
3950
3631
3385
3137
2761
2545
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:22PM1.54m
1:39AM1.94m
1:53PM1.33m
2:07AM1.85m
2:24PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.43m
7:10PM0.48m
8:15AM0.52m
7:28PM0.60m
9:02AM0.63m
7:39PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
26
27
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
30
27
26
26
26
26
30
29
29
26
25
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