Surf Forecasts:
Seal Point surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 22 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 21 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 19s period, SSW swell with 17,271 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Seal Point this week:
The surf forecast for Seal Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Seal Point in the next 16 days are 5.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Seal Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1250 | 1076 | 765 | 423 | 328 | 1682 | 2682 | 2684 | 2275 | 1932 | 1306 | 812 | 450 | 349 | 482 | 1116 | 1261 | 1092 | 888 | 786 | 634 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.45m | 5:21AM1.37m | 5:27PM1.36m | 5:56AM1.29m | 6:00PM1.26m | 6:37AM1.21m | 6:39PM1.16m | 7:33AM1.14m | 7:37PM1.07m | 8:54AM1.11m | 9:11PM1.02m | 10:26AM1.16m | 10:55PM1.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.29m | 11:08PM0.25m | 11:20AM0.37m | 11:41PM0.33m | 11:55AM0.47m | 00:17AM0.41m | 12:39PM0.57m | 1:03AM0.49m | 1:41PM0.65m | 2:07AM0.56m | 3:15PM0.68m | 3:33AM0.59m | 4:53PM0.62m | 4:55AM0.55m | |||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1250 | 1076 | 765 | 423 | 328 | 1682 | 2682 | 2684 | 2275 | 1932 | 1306 | 812 | 450 | 349 | 131 | 1116 | 1261 | 1092 | 888 | 786 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 131 | 94 | 87 | 61 | 40 | 24 | — | 24 | — | 70 | 81 | 103 | 78 | 482 | 94 | 117 | 89 | 32 | 44 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 53 | 241 | 24 | 56 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 83 | — | — | 90 | 71 | 88 | 194 | 276 | 251 | 228 | 45 | 49 | — | — | 229 | 266 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 757 | 0 | 22 | 134 | 0 | 335 | 757 | 175 | 190 | 190 | 133 | 251 | 708 | 172 | 442 | 46 | 46 | 172 | 757 | 0 |
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