Surf Forecasts:
The Cribber surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with 139 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cribber this week:
The surf forecast for The Cribber over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Cribber in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cribber over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 21 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SW 19 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 49 | 90 | 87 | 113 | 123 | 120 | 108 | 139 | 127 | 91 | 47 | 67 | 49 | 73 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM5.38m | 11:11PM5.54m | 11:42AM5.27m | 00:10AM5.40m | 12:46PM5.21m | 1:18AM5.33m | 1:57PM5.28m | 2:31AM5.42m | 3:07PM5.51m | 3:40AM5.65m | 4:11PM5.86m | 4:42AM5.96m | 5:09PM6.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM1.42m | 5:35AM1.39m | 5:58PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.49m | 7:05PM1.60m | 7:45AM1.50m | 8:19PM1.51m | 8:57AM1.38m | 9:33PM1.26m | 10:06AM1.12m | 10:39PM0.91m | 11:07AM0.80m | 11:38PM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | SW 19 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 49 | 90 | 87 | 113 | 123 | 120 | 108 | 139 | 127 | 91 | 47 | 34 | 49 | 73 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 67 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 18 | — | — | W 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 22 | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 59 | 29 | 29 | 218 | 41 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 398 | 5 | 385 | 211 | 294 | 211 |
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