Surf Forecasts:
Tessellated Pavements surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period, SSW swell with 4,361 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tessellated Pavements this week:
The surf forecast for Tessellated Pavements over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tessellated Pavements in the next 16 days are 2.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tessellated Pavements over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 7 | SW 8 | ENE 10 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 333 | 222 | 346 | 176 | 390 | 341 | 250 | 155 | 55 | 95 | 392 | 653 | 610 | 415 | 515 | 237 | 404 | 715 | 972 | 859 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:58PM0.93m | 2:55AM0.63m | 2:48PM0.99m | 4:11AM0.61m | 3:40PM1.04m | 5:22AM0.60m | 4:33PM1.08m | 6:26AM0.60m | 5:28PM1.11m | 7:23AM0.60m | 6:22PM1.11m | 8:14AM0.61m | 7:17PM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.17m | 8:08AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.10m | 8:58AM0.36m | 11:04PM0.03m | 9:52AM0.38m | 00:03AM-0.01m | 10:47AM0.39m | 00:58AM-0.04m | 11:44AM0.39m | 1:50AM-0.04m | 12:42PM0.38m | 2:39AM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 418 | 333 | 140 | 346 | 54 | 99 | 341 | 250 | 155 | 37 | 95 | 262 | 546 | 450 | 288 | 319 | 237 | 404 | 715 | 972 | 859 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 74 | 222 | 62 | 176 | 390 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 392 | 653 | 610 | 318 | 159 | 68 | 83 | 208 | 120 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | S 18 | SSW 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | NNE 8 | S 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 155 | 106 | 14 | 78 | 4 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | N 2 | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | N 4 | WNW 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 87 | 49 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | 116 | 70 | — | 1 | 58 | 415 | 515 | — | 14 | 3 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131 |
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