Surf Forecasts:
Sandtracks surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period, E swell with 1,376 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandtracks this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sandtracks in the next 16 days are 2.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandtracks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Sandtracks over the next couple of weeks.
First up, I gotta be straight with you: the start of this run is a total washout. From Monday 31st August right through the first week of September, it’s pretty grim. Cross-shore winds, lumpy chop, and a lot of messy conditions. There’s some swell pushing through, sure – especially around September 3rd and 4th when the combined energy hits 1204 to 1509 (moderate to strong wave energy) and the swell gets up to 8ft to 8ft – but it’s all wind-affected and messy. The wind is coming in from the ENE around 19 to 28 mph, and it’s cross-shore, so the wave faces are getting chopped up. That kind of size with that wind is more of a kite-surfing session than a paddle-surfing one, if you ask me.
There’s a little glimmer around the afternoon of the 7th of September. The wind drops right off to 3 mph out of the WSW and it goes near glassy, with 6ft swell from the ENE at 11 seconds. The combined energy is 1600 (strong wave energy) and with that offshore light air, it’s looking like the best window in the whole run. It’s still a bit cross, but that light wind won’t be ruining the shape. This is the standout by a long way.
After that, we get a few mornings on the 8th and 9th with onshore winds and longer period swell from the SSW – 15 to 14 seconds – but the size is only 3ft to 4ft, and it’s clean and lined up if you can get it. The water temperature is sitting around 81°, which is about average for the time of year, so it’s warm and tropical.
From the 10th of September onward, it drops back into poor surf conditions with moderate to fresh cross-shore winds and small, short-period wind swell. The combined energy weakens, and the swell direction swings around, but nothing really grabs you. The afternoon of Sunday 13th of September is a neat little right-off: glassy conditions, 2ft of long-period SSW groundswell (15 seconds) and very low combined wave energy (207). It’s small, but if you’ve got a log and want a clean little session, that could be your window.
Overall, it’s not a classic run. The best of it is definitely the afternoon of Monday 7th of September. Get there if the tide and the conditions line up.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 279 | 329 | 361 | 465 | 526 | 406 | 716 | 680 | 510 | 636 | 686 | 556 | 526 | 1376 | 1226 | 1207 | 1226 | 1189 | 956 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:20PM0.49m | 6:48AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.41m | 7:51AM0.61m | 5:57PM0.35m | 9:11AM0.63m | 10:39AM0.65m | 11:53AM0.69m | 11:42PM0.23m | 12:50PM0.73m | 00:58AM0.28m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.07m | 1:04PM0.29m | 00:15AM0.07m | 2:51PM0.32m | 00:53AM0.08m | 1:48AM0.10m | 3:13AM0.11m | 8:07PM0.19m | 8:24PM0.16m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 192 | 329 | 314 | 465 | 526 | 406 | 352 | 238 | 390 | 619 | 584 | 556 | 526 | 240 | 416 | 242 | 273 | 1189 | 956 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | E 13 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 79 | 50 | 80 | 75 | 35 | 19 | 64 | 85 | 268 | 200 | 188 | 225 | 285 | 336 | 217 | 57 | 173 | 229 | 220 | 603 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 14 | S 11 | S 10 | E 12 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 74 | 30 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 66 | 37 | 18 | 107 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 51 | 120 | 38 | 38 | 298 | 177 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — |
| kJ | 277 | 279 | 264 | 361 | 310 | 341 | 387 | 716 | 680 | 510 | 636 | 686 | 337 | 246 | 1376 | 1226 | 1207 | 1226 | 774 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 10 | 10 | 146 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 147 | 27 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
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