Surf Forecasts:
17th Street Boardwalk surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 17th Street Boardwalk this week:
The surf forecast for 17th Street Boardwalk over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 17th Street Boardwalk in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 17th Street Boardwalk over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 19 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 41 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:52PM2.17m | 3:12AM1.91m | 3:51PM2.26m | 4:15AM1.89m | 4:53PM2.35m | 5:20AM1.90m | 5:56PM2.44m | 6:25AM1.94m | 6:58PM2.51m | 7:28AM2.01m | 7:57PM2.56m | 8:28AM2.07m | 8:53PM2.56m | 9:25AM2.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.28m | 9:57AM-0.02m | 10:48PM0.23m | 10:58AM-0.08m | 11:53PM0.15m | 11:59AM-0.14m | 00:55AM0.05m | 1:00PM-0.21m | 1:54AM-0.05m | 1:59PM-0.26m | 2:50AM-0.12m | 2:56PM-0.29m | 3:42AM-0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 |
 | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 70 | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 8 | SW 5 | — | SE 9 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 29 | — | 28 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 10 | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | — | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 3 | W 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | — | 31 | 42 | 1 | 21 | 41 | — | 21 | 21 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 600 | 113 | 0 | 696 | 0 | 54 | 866 | 0 | 216 | 1334 | 198 | 0 | 256 | 193 | 216 | 216 | 117 | 216 | 467 | 102 |
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