Surf Forecasts:
The Hut - Paradise Cove surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 924 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m and 8s. 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 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 18s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Hut - Paradise Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 723 | 531 | 457 | 603 | 623 | 694 | 732 | 679 | 772 | 617 | 610 | 587 | 519 | 493 | 280 | 478 | 557 | 613 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.46m | 8:30PM2.10m | 10:51AM1.49m | 9:08PM2.15m | 11:18AM1.52m | 9:45PM2.17m | 11:45AM1.55m | 10:21PM2.15m | 12:12PM1.59m | 10:57PM2.08m | 12:39PM1.64m | 11:34PM1.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.31m | 2:15PM1.24m | 4:03AM0.25m | 2:56PM1.20m | 4:35AM0.21m | 3:36PM1.16m | 5:06AM0.21m | 4:15PM1.12m | 5:36AM0.23m | 4:56PM1.09m | 6:04AM0.30m | 5:40PM1.06m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 319 | 531 | 457 | 336 | 623 | 694 | 392 | 679 | 772 | 465 | 245 | 285 | 402 | 264 | 232 | 315 | 174 | 613 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSE 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 723 | 45 | 16 | 442 | 34 | 37 | 487 | 11 | 30 | 617 | 610 | 587 | 519 | 493 | 280 | 478 | 557 | 157 | 529 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | — | SSE 16 | S 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | — | 13 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 3 | — | 83 | 162 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 134 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 208 | 352 | 603 | 249 | 397 | 732 | 302 | 616 | — | — | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | 261 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 170 | 79 | 24 | 173 | 72 | 24 | 60 | 72 | 24 | 57 | 95 | 0 | 242 | 95 | 0 | 57 | 95 | 21 |
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