Surf Forecasts:
Tabinha surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 247 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tabinha this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Tabinha in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tabinha over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for the next couple weeks is a bit of a bummer, so don’t get your hopes up too high. We’re looking at a long stretch of pretty average, grovelly conditions with no real standout swells. The wind is the main culprit, keeping things choppy and messy for the most part.
Right now and through the first week, it’s a real grind. The swell energy is moderate, sitting between 111 and 218 on the energy scale, but it’s all short-period windswell of 6 to 7 seconds. That means weak, gutless lumps that won’t have any push. Sizes hover around 3ft to 5ft, coming from the east or east-northeast. The wind is a cross-shore from the east-southeast to east, twelve to nineteen miles per hour, which just chops everything up. Tabinha is an exposed beach break, so there's no shelter from this. It’s poor surf conditions from Sunday the 30th of August all the way through. Honestly, with that steady wind and poor shape, it’s looking more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.
There is a slight change around Wednesday the 9th of September and into Thursday the 10th. The morning winds go light cross-off from the southeast and east-southeast, making the surface clean for a few hours. The swell is still weak, though, at 5ft from the east-northeast (ENE) with a period of 7 seconds and energy around 186-191. It won’t be special, but it’ll be the cleanest you’ll get this whole period. After lunch, the wind swings back onshore or cross-shore and ruins it again.
Water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no worries there on the chill factor.
The second week from the 14th onwards looks like more of the same. A little bump in size on Tuesday the 8th to 5ft, but the period stays short and the wind is onshore again. Look, this is a blank run. If you absolutely have to get wet, pick one of those clean mornings around September 9th or 10th for a grovel on a log. Otherwise, this one's a write-off.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 152 | 171 | 165 | 196 | 180 | 225 | 170 | 143 | 130 | 147 | 112 | 91 | 113 | 97 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:42AM2.86m | 6:01PM2.77m | 6:18AM2.80m | 6:36PM2.74m | 6:56AM2.67m | 7:15PM2.65m | 7:39AM2.49m | 8:00PM2.52m | 8:31AM2.28m | 8:56PM2.36m | 9:40AM2.08m | 10:11PM2.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.14m | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:30PM0.20m | 00:49AM0.23m | 1:06PM0.31m | 1:31AM0.33m | 1:47PM0.47m | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:37PM0.65m | 3:25AM0.63m | 3:45PM0.83m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 134 | 152 | 171 | 165 | 196 | 180 | 225 | 170 | 143 | 130 | 147 | 112 | 91 | 113 | 97 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2197 | 1052 | 2186 | 1236 | 1058 | 2197 | 2170 | 1052 | 2186 | 1901 | 1052 | 2648 | 690 | 1876 | 1876 | 1198 | 1196 | 1813 | 1813 |
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