Surf Forecasts:
Tessellated Pavements surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 28 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 6,611 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 26 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW 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 Monday (Oct 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 5s is also forecast. 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 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 31) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 26th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 29th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 28th Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tessellated Pavements over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 176 | 120 | 74 | 107 | 65 | 61 | 203 | 138 | 660 | 1534 | 2249 | 2338 | 1835 | 1463 | 1317 | 1016 | 590 | 229 | 178 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:28PM0.75m | 8:31AM0.94m | 9:33PM0.72m | 9:12AM0.99m | 10:40PM0.69m | 9:57AM1.02m | 11:49PM0.67m | 10:45AM1.03m | 00:59AM0.66m | 11:37AM1.03m | 2:07AM0.65m | 12:33PM1.02m | 3:09AM0.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.17m | 2:10AM0.27m | 3:19PM0.10m | 2:53AM0.32m | 4:16PM0.03m | 3:37AM0.38m | 5:14PM-0.02m | 4:25AM0.43m | 6:13PM-0.05m | 5:16AM0.47m | 7:12PM-0.06m | 6:14AM0.49m | 8:11PM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 126 | 138 | 122 | 141 | 96 | 51 | 138 | 660 | 11 | 2249 | 2338 | 1835 | 1463 | 1317 | 1016 | 590 | 229 | 64 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 246 | 176 | 30 | 69 | 107 | 50 | 55 | 77 | 53 | 28 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 178 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | NNE 6 | S 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 120 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 61 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SSW 13 | — | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 93 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 5 | 3 | 203 | 8 | 9 | 1534 | — | 22 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 16 | 69 | — | 576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 596 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 673 |
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The above surf forecast table for Tessellated Pavements provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tessellated Pavements can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tessellated Pavements surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tessellated Pavements) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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