Surf Forecasts:
Stela Maris surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ESE swell with 252 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stela Maris this week:
The surf forecast for Stela Maris over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stela Maris in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stela Maris over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Stela Maris over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a long, dry spell of poor conditions before anything even remotely surfable shows up. For the first six days, from Sunday the 6th right through to Friday the 11th, it’s a write-off. Onshore winds, choppy lumpy conditions, and the wave comment is just “poor” every session. Don’t bother paddling out.
The first glimmer of hope arrives on Saturday morning the 12th. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – and we get a little 4ft swell from the east with an 8-second period. The combined energy is weak at 184, so it’s not going to be pumping, but it’ll be clean and surfable. That’s your one real chance this whole outlook to get a wave without battling the wind. Get on it early, because by afternoon the onshore wind fires back up.
After that, it’s back into the blender. Sunday the 13th through to Wednesday the 16th is all poor again – cross-shore and onshore winds, choppy, lumpy, not worth a second look. There’s a bigger pulse of energy building around Monday the 21st with swell heights pushing 5ft to 6ft and combined energy hitting 493 to 512 (moderate wave energy), but it’s all buried under onshore winds and poor quality. That’s a kite-surfing setup more than a paddle-surfing one.
Water temp is sitting at 79°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year – nothing unusual there.
So to wrap it up: the standout is Saturday morning the 12th. Glassy conditions, tiny but clean 4ft east swell. That’s it. Everything else is either blown out or just plain ugly. For a spot that’s normally consistent, this is a rough patch, but it won’t last forever. Forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 163 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 112 | 115 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 78 | 150 | 117 | 177 | 228 | 234 | 240 | 210 | 138 | 91 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:39AM2.15m | 10:51PM2.26m | 11:26AM2.18m | 11:37PM2.33m | 12:11PM2.20m | 00:22AM2.38m | 12:54PM2.20m | 1:07AM2.39m | 1:37PM2.19m | 1:51AM2.37m | 2:20PM2.17m | 2:37AM2.31m | 3:04PM2.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.21m | 4:54AM-0.01m | 5:11PM0.15m | 5:41AM-0.06m | 5:56PM0.11m | 6:26AM-0.06m | 6:40PM0.08m | 7:10AM-0.04m | 7:24PM0.08m | 7:55AM0.01m | 8:10PM0.11m | 8:40AM0.09m | 8:57PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 136 | 42 | 40 | 73 | 84 | 112 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 60 | 150 | 107 | 177 | 228 | 234 | 55 | 210 | 138 | 91 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 92 | 37 | 53 | 30 | 117 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 53 | 36 | 56 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | E 15 | SSE 12 | S 10 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | 20 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 39 | 21 | 64 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 84 | 46 | 68 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 165 | 163 | 89 | 85 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 78 | 110 | — | 80 | — | — | 240 | — | — | 55 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1415 | 1153 | 1151 | 1153 | 804 | 758 | 758 | 671 | 758 | 758 | 779 | 862 | 779 | 160 | 862 | 779 | 779 | 0 | 832 | 758 |
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