Surf Forecasts:
Tessellated Pavements surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 6 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 3,469 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s 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 Saturday (Oct 10) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period. 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 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 6th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tessellated Pavements over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3416 | 2934 | 953 | 1017 | 620 | 674 | 635 | 635 | 501 | 401 | 215 | 153 | 309 | 237 | 324 | 739 | 468 | 879 | 596 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:58PM0.95m | 6:40AM0.70m | 5:57PM0.92m | 7:18AM0.74m | 6:55PM0.87m | 7:53AM0.78m | 7:52PM0.81m | 8:28AM0.82m | 8:48PM0.76m | 9:02AM0.86m | 9:45PM0.70m | 9:36AM0.89m | 10:42PM0.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.06m | 11:48AM0.38m | 00:54AM0.10m | 12:49PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.15m | 1:48PM0.28m | 2:10AM0.21m | 2:44PM0.24m | 2:44AM0.27m | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:17AM0.32m | 4:28PM0.16m | 3:51AM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 76 | 38 | 319 | 1017 | 620 | 674 | 635 | 635 | 501 | 401 | 215 | 236 | 309 | 154 | 96 | 739 | 468 | 879 | 596 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | S 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 953 | 201 | 117 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 88 | 81 | 33 | 153 | 46 | 237 | 324 | 34 | 408 | 20 | 51 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | — | E 12 | SSW 10 | — | E 8 | ENE 10 | S 16 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | — | 5 | 56 | 45 | 41 | 14 | 73 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3416 | 2934 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 141 | 129 | 97 | 311 | 305 | 585 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 88 | 49 | 6 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 696 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 256 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 25 |
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