Surf Forecasts:
Stinky Bay surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, W swell with 236 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stinky Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stinky Bay in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stinky Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty here, and I'm looking at the outlook for Stinky Bay. It's a reef break, and you gotta be honest – the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. The water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a weirdly warm bath in there.
The first real chance of anything that’s even surfable doesn't come around until Tuesday, the 11th of August. We get a bit of a bump in the morning – a 3ft swell from the west, but it’s blowing a tiny cross-onshore breeze, so it’s messy. The combined energy is weak (103), so it’s not gonna have any punch.
The best of a bad bunch shows up on Wednesday morning, the 12th of August. It’s a glassy morning with a 2ft swell from the west. The period is a decent 10 seconds, so there’s a little bit of shape on offer, but the combined energy is still weak (89). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. It’s a small, clean wave for intermediates, but nothing to get excited about.
After that, it’s straight back to poor conditions with no real swell to speak of and strong winds. The whole second week is a write-off – tiny, messy waves and fresh onshore winds. There’s a big pulse of energy that shows up on the 9th and 10th of August, around 5ft to 7ft, with the combined energy getting into the strong range (618), but the wind is straight cross-onshore or onshore, killing the quality. That setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, to be blunt, there’s only one standout, and it’s a weak one. That Wednesday morning glass-off is the only window to scratch an itch. For the rest of the 16 days, you’re better off finding something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 43 | 126 | 191 | 126 | 76 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45PM8.46m | 9:05AM8.24m | 9:18PM8.57m | 9:38AM8.30m | 9:51PM8.54m | 10:12AM8.24m | 10:26PM8.37m | 10:49AM8.05m | 11:06PM8.05m | 11:31AM7.72m | 11:51PM7.60m | 12:21PM7.29m | 00:49AM7.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.69m | 3:25PM0.90m | 3:45AM0.64m | 3:56PM0.91m | 4:16AM0.71m | 4:29PM1.04m | 4:50AM0.91m | 5:06PM1.27m | 5:28AM1.23m | 5:47PM1.60m | 6:13AM1.66m | 6:39PM2.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 54 | — | — | 76 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 4 | W 8 | — | W 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | — | NNW 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | ENE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | 52 | 43 | 126 | 191 | 126 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 191 | 247 | 204 | 245 | 265 | 120 | 205 | 226 | 170 | 119 | 221 | 119 | 119 | 242 | 119 | 119 | 151 | 53 | 478 |
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