Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, NE swell with 206 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Harbour this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Harbour in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 9s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here – let’s keep it short because there’s not much to say. The Harbour is looking flat or nearly flat for the full 16 days. No real surf to speak of.
Starting Sunday the 16th through the end of the month, there’s almost no swell. A tiny 2 ft wave shows up on Tuesday the 18th from the SSE, with a short 4-second period. Combined swell energy is 11, which is just a ripple. Winds are glassy that morning, so it’s clean, but the waves are too small and weak to ride. That’s the highlight, if you can call it that.
The rest of the period is mostly flat, with strong cross-shore and onshore winds from the 20th to the 22nd, gusting up to 25 mph. The Harbour sees clean offshore winds on the 27th and 28th, but there’s zero swell – just a glassy flat ocean. Even the 23rd, the best we get is a 3 ft NE swell with an 8-second period and weak energy at 91. Winds are cross-offshore, so it’d be clean but tiny.
Water temp is 57°F, about average for this time of year. For kite surfers, the stronger winds later in the first week and beyond might make this beach setup more interesting. For surfing? There’s nothing here. Leave the boards at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 8 | S 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NW 3 | NNE 9 | NE 8 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:50PM4.07m | 4:55AM4.31m | 5:27PM3.88m | 5:35AM4.07m | 6:06PM3.68m | 6:20AM3.79m | 6:50PM3.49m | 7:13AM3.52m | 7:45PM3.33m | 8:24AM3.29m | 8:58PM3.24m | 9:50AM3.20m | 10:16PM3.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.41m | 10:36PM0.94m | 11:09AM0.68m | 11:13PM1.11m | 11:47AM0.99m | 11:53PM1.34m | 12:28PM1.33m | 00:39AM1.59m | 1:17PM1.64m | 1:41AM1.81m | 2:22PM1.90m | 3:08AM1.94m | 3:46PM2.01m | ||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | 362 | 404 | 323 | 293 | 293 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | NNE 9 | — | NW 3 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | — | 13 | 245 | 354 | 388 | 4 | 603 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 184 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 201 | 192 | 1286 | 61 | 182 | 207 | 160 | 240 | 994 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 52 | 197 | 73 | 52 |
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