Surf Forecasts:
The Cribber surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, W swell with 8,568 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW 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 Thursday (Jun 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. 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 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 05) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cribber over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2262 | 1396 | 449 | 3266 | 6953 | 1959 | 973 | 1208 | 1288 | 1109 | 907 | 319 | 900 | 838 | 761 | 593 | 397 | 455 | 304 | 201 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM5.51m | 9:42AM5.17m | 10:05PM5.36m | 10:31AM5.03m | 10:55PM5.25m | 11:26AM4.96m | 11:53PM5.20m | 12:29PM4.99m | 00:56AM5.26m | 1:34PM5.15m | 2:01AM5.44m | 2:36PM5.43m | 3:02AM5.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM1.43m | 3:44AM1.49m | 3:58PM1.58m | 4:32AM1.61m | 4:47PM1.71m | 5:25AM1.67m | 5:44PM1.78m | 6:23AM1.65m | 6:46PM1.75m | 7:25AM1.52m | 7:51PM1.59m | 8:27AM1.31m | 8:54PM1.32m | ||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2262 | 1396 | 449 | — | — | 1959 | 973 | 1208 | 1288 | 1109 | — | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 439 | 3266 | 6953 | — | — | — | — | — | 907 | 233 | 900 | 838 | 761 | 593 | 397 | 455 | 304 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 137 | 271 | 133 | 270 | 47 | 218 | 205 | 1 | 27 | 545 | 258 | 258 | 560 | 47 | 241 | 763 | 133 | 0 | 42 | 218 |
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