Surf Forecasts:
Tessellated Pavements surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 3,371 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tessellated Pavements in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tessellated Pavements over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 515 | 477 | 898 | 1638 | 1493 | 461 | 549 | 190 | 146 | 87 | 228 | 509 | 1271 | 1508 | 890 | 620 | 355 | 522 | 665 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.01m | 8:27AM0.56m | 7:26PM1.01m | 9:09AM0.58m | 8:08PM0.99m | 9:50AM0.61m | 8:50PM0.97m | 10:30AM0.65m | 9:36PM0.92m | 11:09AM0.69m | 10:27PM0.87m | 11:49AM0.75m | 11:23PM0.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.40m | 2:13AM0.09m | 12:42PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.08m | 1:31PM0.40m | 3:29AM0.08m | 2:23PM0.41m | 4:05AM0.08m | 3:20PM0.40m | 4:42AM0.10m | 4:21PM0.39m | 5:19AM0.13m | 5:28PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 653 | 515 | 477 | 898 | 40 | 67 | 461 | 92 | 190 | 146 | 52 | 228 | 509 | 1271 | 1508 | 890 | 620 | 355 | 522 | 665 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | S 14 | ESE 13 | S 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 48 | 92 | 23 | 6 | — | 136 | 63 | 89 | 40 | 45 | 101 | 232 | 199 | 155 | 99 | 79 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | S 13 | ESE 11 | S 18 | S 22 | SE 12 | E 19 | E 19 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 17 | — | — | 70 | — | 66 | 86 | 87 | 99 | 37 | 259 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 5 | S 9 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 198 | 137 | 5 | 5 | 1638 | 1493 | 52 | 549 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1236 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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