Surf Forecasts:
Soup Bowl surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 1,891 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 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM. 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 | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Soup Bowl over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for the next couple of weeks.
It's a tough stretch ahead for the Soup Bowl. The next week and a half is looking pretty average, to be honest. We've got a long, dry spell with the wind blowing from the east and ENE, which is cross-on for this break, and it's just not going to be clean. The first solid swell we see is around the 13th of August, but that wind is a killer. The combined energy of all swells will be moderate on the 13th (711) and strong on the 14th (1163), but it's all for nothing when the wind's on it. The swell will be pushing 8ft to 10ft, which is expert territory, but with a fresh to strong breeze and poor conditions, it's going to be a messy, lumpy mess. It's not worth paddling out.
The real kicker is that the wind finally shifts on the 17th of August. Monday morning sees a clean, cross-off wind from the SSE, and that's our best window. The swell is still solid at 7ft, coming from the E with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is strong (1042). This is a proper groundswell, and for a reef like Soup Bowl, that longer period will mean good shape and power. But with that size, it's for experienced surfers only. The crowds are mentioned as "sometimes" here, so you might have a few others in the water, but the quality should be worth it. It's the only true standout in the whole run.
The rest of the period after that, from the 18th onwards, we're back into the cross-on breezes and smaller, weaker swell. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.
So, to sum it up: the first week and a half is a write-off. The best bet is that Monday morning, the 17th of August, when the wind goes clean and the swell has some punch. Hold out for that.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 195 | 144 | 140 | 122 | 49 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 102 | 156 | 257 | 358 | 707 | 844 | 1201 | 1147 | 1125 | 1729 |
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 | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34PM0.74m | 1:50PM0.57m | 00:46AM0.78m | 2:37PM0.62m | 1:48AM0.83m | 3:18PM0.67m | 2:43AM0.87m | 3:55PM0.71m | 3:34AM0.88m | 4:30PM0.74m | 4:21AM0.86m | 5:04PM0.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.09m | 6:37PM0.39m | 8:00AM0.04m | 7:41PM0.35m | 8:49AM0.02m | 8:36PM0.31m | 9:33AM0.03m | 9:25PM0.26m | 10:14AM0.06m | 10:12PM0.23m | 10:51AM0.10m | 10:58PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 57 | 15 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 262 | 195 | 144 | 140 | 122 | 39 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 102 | 156 | 257 | 358 | 707 | 844 | 1201 | 1147 | 1125 | 1729 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 253 | 18 | 18 | 269 | 17 | 18 | 269 | 269 | 779 | 862 | 834 | 779 | 862 | 862 | 779 | 862 | 862 | 264 |
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