Surf Forecasts:
Stela Maris surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, S swell with 516 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stela Maris this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stela Maris in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stela Maris over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, it's Rusty.
Well, to be honest, this is a pretty quiet stretch for the Stela Maris area. The whole 16-day window is looking flat and messy, with no real standouts. The swell is tiny and mostly onshore, so it's going to be a frustrating time for anyone looking to get a proper wave. There's a long gap here with nothing really rideable, so don't get your hopes up.
Starting off the forecast, from Sunday the 23rd of August through the following week, we've got tiny, weak swell coming from the east. The wind is mostly blowing onshore, keeping the surface messy. The combined wave energy is weak, barely getting into the low hundreds (63-229). Tuesday morning the 25th sees a little bump to 3ft from the east, but the wind is still onshore, so it's just a choppy, poor-quality mess. The water temperature is 79°, which is about normal for this time of year.
As we head into the end of August and beginning of September, there's a little more energy in the water, but it's still not clean. The swell direction swings around to the south with a bit more period, showing some moderate energy readings (407-529), but the wind is either cross-onshore or onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. It's just not worth paddling out. Even when the swell hits 6ft on Friday the 4th of September, the wind is cross-onshore, so it's going to be a bumpy, uninviting mess. That bigger swell combined with the onshore wind would make it more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers.
The only flicker of hope is on Friday morning, 28th August. There's a 3ft swell from the south with a nice long period of 15 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-shore from the northeast. It's still a marginal call, but that's the cleanest the waves will look all period. The energy is moderate (503). Don't expect a classic, but it might be the best chance for a few clean, lined-up waves.
Bottom line: this is a tough 16 days for surf at Stela Maris. Keep the board in the car for that Friday morning, but otherwise, it's a good time to work on the wax job.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 81 | 121 | 132 | 153 | 135 | 119 | 195 | 422 | 516 | 343 | 329 | 225 | 124 | 199 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:19PM2.26m | 11:47AM2.18m | 00:01AM2.29m | 12:29PM2.18m | 00:44AM2.31m | 1:12PM2.17m | 1:27AM2.30m | 1:56PM2.14m | 2:13AM2.28m | 2:43PM2.10m | 3:01AM2.23m | 3:33PM2.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.14m | 5:29AM0.01m | 5:44PM0.12m | 6:10AM0.01m | 6:24PM0.12m | 6:51AM0.03m | 7:04PM0.14m | 7:32AM0.06m | 7:46PM0.18m | 8:16AM0.12m | 8:30PM0.23m | 9:02AM0.18m | 9:19PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 103 | 127 | 126 | 135 | 119 | 125 | 107 | 516 | 160 | 329 | 225 | 123 | 106 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | E 8 | SSE 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 121 | 132 | 153 | 101 | 103 | 195 | 422 | — | 343 | — | — | 45 | 40 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 16 | — | — | S 18 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 80 | — | — | 56 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 30 | — | — | 32 | 9 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | — | 161 | 150 | 124 | 199 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 758 | 222 | 758 | 758 | 200 | 758 | 758 | 160 | 160 | 779 | 758 | 1 | 758 | 200 | 1 | 779 | 1197 | 11 | 1191 | 1160 |
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