Surf Forecasts:
Smerwick Harbour surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, WNW swell with 5,518 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Smerwick Harbour this week:
The surf forecast for Smerwick Harbour over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Smerwick Harbour in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Smerwick Harbour over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1167 | 769 | 708 | 990 | 1706 | 1893 | 1123 | 661 | 3282 | 2985 | 2137 | 1555 | 5518 | 4800 | 3462 | 1440 | 799 | 200 | 32 | 14 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM3.25m | 3:05AM3.24m | 3:18PM3.51m | 3:53AM3.50m | 4:04PM3.73m | 4:34AM3.70m | 4:45PM3.87m | 5:10AM3.83m | 5:23PM3.92m | 5:44AM3.88m | 5:58PM3.89m | 6:16AM3.84m | 6:32PM3.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM1.07m | 8:50PM0.63m | 9:10AM0.80m | 9:39PM0.37m | 9:55AM0.54m | 10:19PM0.17m | 10:35AM0.34m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:11AM0.20m | 11:29PM0.05m | 11:45AM0.15m | 00:02AM0.12m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:33AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 22 | 2 | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 9 | — | NW 17 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1167 | 769 | 708 | 2 | 7 | 1893 | 1123 | 661 | 6 | 1 | — | 45 | 3449 | 4800 | 3462 | 1440 | 799 | 200 | 32 | 14 | 2110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 670 | 486 | 196 | 4 | 8 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | NNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 12 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | 990 | 1706 | — | — | 260 | 3282 | 2985 | 2137 | 1555 | 5518 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 804 | 1937 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 109 | 795 | 706 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 671 | 670 | 587 | 509 | 587 | 587 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 414 | 244 | 244 |
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