Surf Forecasts:
Seaton Sluice surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 20 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, E swell with 565 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 21 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Seaton Sluice this week:
The surf forecast for Seaton Sluice over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Seaton Sluice in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 20th Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Seaton Sluice over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 89 | 83 | 123 | 159 | 148 | 329 | 531 | 408 | 228 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 236 | 266 | 177 | 84 | 30 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:56AM3.14m | 9:12PM3.21m | 10:25AM2.98m | 10:41PM3.16m | 11:54AM3.05m | 11:59PM3.30m | 12:57PM3.28m | 00:56AM3.55m | 1:42PM3.57m | 1:40AM3.83m | 2:19PM3.88m | 2:19AM4.13m | 2:53PM4.18m | 2:57AM4.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM1.79m | 3:43AM1.59m | 4:10PM1.94m | 5:17AM1.59m | 5:45PM1.89m | 6:35AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.68m | 7:28AM1.07m | 7:45PM1.40m | 8:09AM0.75m | 8:26PM1.09m | 8:47AM0.46m | 9:03PM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 12 | ENE 6 | E 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ESE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 89 | 41 | 123 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 408 | 228 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | 169 | 177 | 84 | 30 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | ENE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 12 | 83 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | SE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SSE 2 | ESE 7 | NNW 6 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | — | 159 | 148 | 329 | 531 | — | 309 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 236 | 266 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 7 | 63 | 85 | 139 | 139 | 324 | 332 | 85 | 120 | 420 | 420 | 331 | 237 | 315 | 410 | 155 | 593 | 593 | 365 | 5 |
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