Surf Forecasts:
Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 2,248 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Slade Bay/Boot Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Slade Bay/Boot Reef in the next 16 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 15th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 830 | 844 | 990 | 1006 | 1087 | 502 | 394 | 670 | 477 | 694 | 2248 | 1060 | 619 | 503 | 298 | 173 | 126 | 59 | 34 | 20 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM8.42m | 8:04PM8.38m | 8:20AM8.26m | 8:37PM8.08m | 8:53AM7.96m | 9:10PM7.66m | 9:25AM7.53m | 9:44PM7.14m | 10:00AM7.02m | 10:21PM6.58m | 10:40AM6.47m | 11:05PM6.03m | 11:32AM5.97m | 00:06AM5.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.33m | 2:07AM0.44m | 2:22PM0.51m | 2:37AM0.73m | 2:54PM0.84m | 3:08AM1.14m | 3:27PM1.28m | 3:41AM1.62m | 4:02PM1.81m | 4:18AM2.14m | 4:45PM2.36m | 5:05AM2.66m | 5:45PM2.86m | ||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 830 | 844 | — | — | — | 502 | 394 | 196 | 345 | 694 | 1509 | 1060 | 619 | 503 | 298 | 173 | 126 | 59 | 34 | 20 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 14 | W 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | E 2 | — | ESE 3 | — | ESE 2 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 990 | 1006 | 1087 | — | — | 670 | 477 | 414 | 2248 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 125 | 364 | 122 | 187 | 38 | 44 | 255 | 63 | 44 | 125 | 122 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 333 | 61 | 2 |
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