Surf Forecasts:
Soup Bowl surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, ENE swell with 915 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Soup Bowl this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Soup Bowl in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Soup Bowl over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
What’s up, it’s Rusty.
Right off the bat, this 16-day window for Soup Bowl is rough. The wind is howling out of the east, cross-on every day, and it’s going to wreck any chance of clean waves.
Starting Friday, July 24th, we’ve got 5ft of short-period ENE windswell, but with 30 km/h cross-on wind, it’s already chopped and lumpy. Weak energy reading of 279. Water temp is 83°, right about normal for this time of year.
Saturday and Sunday, July 25th-26th, the swell drops to about 5ft to 4ft, still ENE, still cross-on wind from around 16-19 km/h. Periods are just 8 seconds, so it’s all bumpy windswell. Energy stays under 275. Nothing to ride home about.
Monday and Tuesday, July 27th-28th, the swell nudges up to 5ft, but the wind is back up to 30 km/h cross-on. Lumpy conditions persist. Energy stays under 295.
Wednesday, July 29th, is the biggest day—8ft swell from the ENE, still only 8 seconds, and 35 km/h cross-on wind. That’s a mess. Energy hits 827, but for a surfer, it’s just a blown-out, boiling cauldron. That’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle. And at that size, only the experts should even think about it.
Thursday, July 30th, stays big at 8ft, same wind and direction. Energy at 686, but still poor.
From Friday, July 31st, all the way to August 8th, the swell slowly drops from 6ft down to a tiny 3ft. The wind never backs off—east, cross-on, 19 to 35 km/h, with periods of just 6 to 8 seconds. Energy slides from 486 down to a weak 92.
No day with clean conditions, no offshore wind, no windows of opportunity. It’s a long, disappointing run. Soup Bowl is usually a consistent spot, so this stretch is unusual. Keep an eye on the updates, but for now, I’d say take a break.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 294 | 256 | 256 | 220 | 191 | 181 | 145 | 176 | 201 | 324 | 277 | 276 | 589 | 827 | 847 | 763 | 686 | 644 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:03AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.52m | 00:57AM0.67m | 2:56PM0.55m | 1:44AM0.70m | 3:27PM0.57m | 2:25AM0.73m | 3:55PM0.60m | 3:04AM0.76m | 4:21PM0.63m | 3:41AM0.78m | 4:47PM0.66m | 4:17AM0.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.42m | 7:29AM0.16m | 6:49PM0.41m | 8:11AM0.13m | 7:39PM0.39m | 8:49AM0.11m | 8:21PM0.37m | 9:23AM0.10m | 9:00PM0.35m | 9:55AM0.10m | 9:37PM0.33m | 10:26AM0.12m | 10:14PM0.32m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 220 | 191 | 181 | 39 | 20 | 30 | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 263 | 294 | 256 | 256 | 65 | — | — | 145 | 176 | 201 | 324 | 277 | 276 | 589 | 827 | 847 | 763 | 686 | 644 | 534 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 269 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 228 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 418 | 779 | 908 | 1765 | 779 | 862 | 862 | 473 | 862 | 862 | 274 |
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