Surf Forecasts:
The Hut - Paradise Cove surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, WNW swell with 1,301 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Hut - Paradise Cove this week:
The surf forecast for The Hut - Paradise Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Hut - Paradise Cove in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Hut - Paradise Cove over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 184 | 130 | 249 | 152 | 188 | 254 | 198 | 455 | 564 | 455 | 805 | 534 | 828 | 1301 | 463 | 834 | 630 | 318 | 258 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.61m | 1:08AM1.73m | 3:17PM1.68m | 2:04AM1.56m | 3:49PM1.78m | 3:20AM1.39m | 4:26PM1.88m | 5:03AM1.28m | 5:09PM2.00m | 6:50AM1.27m | 5:57PM2.13m | 8:17AM1.33m | 6:49PM2.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM1.22m | 8:15AM0.53m | 8:54PM1.16m | 8:45AM0.66m | 10:14PM1.03m | 9:20AM0.80m | 11:33PM0.84m | 10:03AM0.94m | 00:41AM0.61m | 10:57AM1.05m | 1:40AM0.38m | 12:01PM1.14m | 2:33AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 169 | 132 | 48 | 249 | 152 | 188 | 254 | 161 | 455 | 564 | 455 | 465 | 534 | 366 | 764 | 386 | 302 | 630 | 318 | 237 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 21 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 30 | 130 | 85 | 85 | 89 | 224 | 83 | 159 | 75 | 134 | 375 | 124 | 72 | 443 | 2 | 367 | 299 | 287 | 258 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | SW 20 | WNW 12 | S 7 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 184 | 92 | 34 | 50 | 33 | 67 | 198 | 82 | 4 | 48 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 59 | 86 | 39 | 66 | 74 | 163 | 167 | 278 | 805 | 412 | 828 | 1301 | 463 | 834 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 57 | 29 | 437 | 95 | 29 | 95 | 125 | 24 | 95 | 125 | 24 | 95 | 79 | 26 | 125 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
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