Surf Forecasts:
Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WSW swell with 60 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Slade Bay/Boot Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Slade Bay/Boot Reef in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you - this is a tough one. The entire 16-day window for Slade Bay/Boot Reef is a write-off for anything worth paddling out for. The finder gives us a big fat zero for recommendations, and the guidance backs that up. There’s just no surf on offer for the foreseeable future, and the few tiny bumps that do show up are accompanied by poor conditions.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t arrive until Monday the 10th of August. Yep, you’re looking at a gap of nearly two weeks of flat, choppy, or just plain messy ocean. From Monday 27th July right through to Sunday 9th August, forget it. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-on with a chop. The water temp on the 27th of July was a whopping 69°F with a 8°F anomaly – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, but it’s not doing you any favours.
If you’re desperate, keep an eye on the morning of Monday 10th August. The finder gives it a score of 2 out of 10, which is actually the best in the whole outlook. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the WSW, with a period of 10 seconds and a combined energy of 483 (moderate to strong). The wind is light offshore from the North, so it’ll be clean. That’s the only window where it’s even worth a look. The afternoon of the 10th is still 5ft but the wind turns cross-off, so it’s not as clean. The 11th of August morning goes glassy with a 4ft WSW swell, but at 9 seconds and 188 energy, it’s just ordinary.
The bottom line: this is a long, flat spell. For a reef break like Slade Bay/Boot Reef, it’s not unusual to have a blank run like this. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, the only half-decent day is Monday the 10th of August, and even that is just a "maybe" for the die-hards. Save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM6.72m | 6:26AM6.77m | 6:46PM7.16m | 7:04AM7.15m | 7:22PM7.55m | 7:40AM7.47m | 7:57PM7.87m | 8:14AM7.70m | 8:30PM8.07m | 8:47AM7.83m | 9:04PM8.16m | 9:21AM7.85m | 9:38PM8.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM2.12m | 00:19AM1.89m | 12:35PM1.72m | 00:58AM1.50m | 1:12PM1.35m | 1:34AM1.18m | 1:46PM1.06m | 2:08AM0.93m | 2:18PM0.86m | 2:40AM0.78m | 2:50PM0.77m | 3:11AM0.73m | 3:22PM0.78m | 3:44AM0.79m | |||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 84 | — | 58 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 8 | — | W 4 | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | — | W 6 | NNW 3 | — | W 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 50 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 282 | 115 | 135 | 174 | 127 | 174 | 319 | 141 | 182 | 394 | 182 | 182 | 197 | 394 | 197 | 432 | 373 | 391 | 337 | 47 |
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