Surf Forecasts:
Sinclair's Bay surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SE swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sinclair's Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Sinclair's Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sinclair's Bay in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sinclair's Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 53 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 147 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM3.44m | 1:17AM3.50m | 1:57PM3.39m | 2:05AM3.50m | 2:49PM3.27m | 2:53AM3.44m | 3:41PM3.11m | 3:42AM3.34m | 4:33PM2.93m | 4:35AM3.19m | 5:28PM2.78m | 5:32AM3.04m | 6:26PM2.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.76m | 7:31AM0.34m | 7:47PM0.85m | 8:24AM0.34m | 8:34PM0.97m | 9:16AM0.42m | 9:21PM1.10m | 10:10AM0.55m | 10:11PM1.23m | 11:07AM0.72m | 11:06PM1.33m | 12:07PM0.87m | 00:10AM1.39m | ||||||||
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 | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:23 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | N 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | — | NW 6 | SE 3 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1 | — | 56 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | — | N 6 | NW 7 | SSW 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | WNW 7 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | 147 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 187 | 291 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 150 | 15 | 602 | 15 | 33 | 489 | 32 | 19 | 17 |
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