Saltwater Surf Break

Saltwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 32.01° S 152.57° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Saltwater sea temperature is
20.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Surf Forecasts:

Saltwater surf forecast from 28 Jun 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, S swell with 2,157 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 28 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Saltwater this week:

The surf forecast for Saltwater over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Saltwater in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Sun 28th Jun)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf 1AM (Sun 5th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 1AM (Sun 5th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Saltwater over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
279
250
147
136
104
66
51
71
42
37
73
50
96
31
26
27
51
75
163
2157
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
15
ENE
10
N
15
N
20
NE
10
N
5
N
15
NE
15
N
15
N
5
NW
15
NNW
5
W
0
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM1.55m
7:43AM0.99m
7:54PM1.59m
8:23AM1.01m
8:31PM1.61m
9:02AM1.03m
9:07PM1.61m
9:41AM1.04m
9:42PM1.60m
10:21AM1.06m
10:16PM1.56m
11:03AM1.08m
10:52PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.34m
2:04AM0.27m
1:12PM0.33m
2:42AM0.24m
1:52PM0.32m
3:18AM0.21m
2:30PM0.31m
3:54AM0.19m
3:08PM0.33m
4:29AM0.18m
3:47PM0.36m
5:03AM0.17m
4:28PM0.41m
rain showers
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light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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4:53
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4:54
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4:54
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4:54
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4:55
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4:55
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4:57
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 mm
1
4
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
16
19
19
16
21
20
17
22
22
19
21
20
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
16
14
15
16
15
14
16
16
14
19
18
15
20
22
17
18
18
10
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
SSW
8
0.3
E
12
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
199
279
250
147
136
104
66
36
71
42
37
12
50
36
25
26
27
51
75
25
1439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
10
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
84
42
14
11
13
20
32
20
21
16
9
33
2
37
31
20
21
16
16
7
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
—
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
13
—
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
51
—
9
6
32
29
58
51
6
14
6
10
9
13
11
22
8
10
29
—
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
—
0.7
SW
3
0.2
W
3
1.1
SSW
8
3
S
11
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
10
8
12
22
8
20
73
49
96
2
1
—
11
1
163
2157
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Distance (km)
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0
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39
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90
22
37
298
56
39
0
37
19
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0
0
41
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