Surf Forecasts:
Soup Bowl surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, E swell with 650 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 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11AM. 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 | 11AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Soup Bowl over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Imperial
Listen, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. This is a brutal forecast. You’re looking at a full 16-day stretch with no good surf. The wind is a constant problem—cross-onshore or just plain cross, day in and day out. There’s swell, sure, but it’s all junky, short-period windswell, mostly out of the east-northeast and east. The combined energy readings are all over the place, but the quality is always “poor.” Water temp’s a warm 85°, right where it should be for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when the surf is garbage.
The only break on the list is Soup Bowl, a reef that really needs a clean northeast groundswell to work. It’s not getting that. Instead, it’s copping constant onshore wind, creating chop and lump. The wave height does jump up from Monday the 7th, hitting 7 ft on the 9th and 7 ft on the 10th and 11th. But with periods only 7 to 8 seconds and that easterly breeze, it’ll be a blown-out, messy wall. For beginners, anything over 5 ft is pushing it, and by the 9th you’re past that anyway. But the conditions mean even the pros won’t want a bar of it. Honestly, with the wind and these conditions, it looks more like a kite spot than a surf break for these two weeks.
There is not one single standout day. The first Saturday the 5th is the *least* bad, with a 3 ft onshore chop and only 188 units of weak energy. Don't even bother. This whole stretch is a dead loss. It’s one of those blank runs that’s sadly normal for this area when the trade winds lock in.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 142 | 155 | 149 | 142 | 137 | 264 | 158 | 264 | 298 | 279 | 397 | 545 | 464 | 565 | 650 | 643 | 520 | 596 | 482 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | 11:26AM0.51m | 10:05PM0.69m | 12:49PM0.55m | 11:37PM0.72m | 1:38PM0.60m | 00:50AM0.76m | 2:16PM0.66m | 1:49AM0.81m | 2:50PM0.71m | 2:40AM0.84m | 3:21PM0.75m | 3:26AM0.84m | 3:52PM0.78m | 4:09AM0.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.43m | 5:49AM0.15m | 5:29PM0.42m | 6:55AM0.12m | 6:46PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.10m | 7:43PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.10m | 8:31PM0.25m | 9:09AM0.11m | 9:15PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.14m | 9:56PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 142 | 50 | 41 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 88 | 32 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 86 | 71 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 13 | ESE 9 | NNE 11 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 14 | N 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 7 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 18 | 155 | 149 | 142 | 137 | 264 | 158 | 264 | 298 | 279 | 397 | 545 | 464 | 565 | 650 | 643 | 520 | 596 | 482 | 435 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 183 | 421 | 421 | 331 | 779 | 807 | 630 | 779 | 862 | 274 | 274 | 269 | 834 | 274 | 269 | 331 | 779 | 779 | 268 | 473 |
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The above surf forecast table for Soup Bowl provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Soup Bowl can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Soup Bowl surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Soup Bowl) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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