Surf Forecasts:
Tabinha surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 276 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 Sunday (Sep 20) 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 (Sun 20th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tabinha over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Let's look at the surf for Tabinha. Honestly? It's a bit bleak out there. We've got a few swells, but they're mostly all over the place, and the wind has a lot of east in it, which is never good. The whole 16-day window looks pretty poor, to be frank.
The water temp is 27°, so that’s about normal. A shorty or a boardshorts session is on the cards, but that's the only thing that’s normal.
The start of the outlook is all about that short-period east swell. It's pushing 1-1.5m, but the period is a weak 6-7 seconds. That means it's just lumpy and gutless with hardly any push. The moderate east winds are also messing with the surface and making it choppy through the 17th.
We do get a bit of a break on Thursday the 18th when the wind turns cross-offshore, and it looks clean, but it’s still that same weak east swell. There is a moderate amount of energy, but the quality just isn't there.
Then, towards the end of the month, something changes. The swell direction swings to the north, and while the size drops right off, the period jumps up to 15-17 seconds. This is proper long-period groundswell, but it’s small, only 0.5-0.6m. It won't have any power. The energy readings are in the low 200s, which is something, but there’s just nothing for the wave to stand up on.
The bottom line is that it looks like a complete write-off. There’s no point getting excited about anything in this forecast. For the first week, with the wind and the chop, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers, to be honest. But for us, the boards stay in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 141 | 117 | 166 | 173 | 255 | 189 | 171 | 200 | 166 | 206 | 247 | 157 | 135 | 130 | 157 | 161 | 160 | 187 | 175 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.31m | 8:11AM2.03m | 8:25PM2.12m | 9:03AM1.83m | 9:24PM1.95m | 10:27AM1.70m | 10:58PM1.88m | 12:16PM1.73m | 00:34AM1.96m | 1:28PM1.88m | 1:37AM2.13m | 2:13PM2.08m | 2:21AM2.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.65m | 2:02AM0.65m | 2:08PM0.84m | 2:51AM0.84m | 2:58PM1.01m | 4:03AM0.99m | 4:19PM1.14m | 5:44AM1.02m | 6:04PM1.12m | 7:06AM0.91m | 7:18PM0.98m | 7:58AM0.74m | 8:08PM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 15 | N 11 | N 8 | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 135 | 141 | 117 | 166 | 173 | 255 | 189 | 171 | 200 | 166 | 206 | 247 | 157 | 135 | 130 | 157 | 161 | 160 | 187 | 175 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 1852 | 2292 | 1813 | 1813 | 1813 | 1796 | 1796 | 1796 | 1796 | 1058 | 1813 | 1236 | 1052 | 2170 | 1813 |
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