Surf Forecasts:
The Lagoons surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,722 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Lagoons this week:
The surf forecast for The Lagoons over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Lagoons in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Lagoons over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 710 | 562 | 316 | 244 | 215 | 169 | 217 | 450 | 517 | 612 | 563 | 495 | 635 | 643 | 596 | 1509 | 958 | 126 | 490 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:42PM2.17m | 4:13AM2.09m | 6:18PM2.25m | 5:24AM1.96m | 6:52PM2.35m | 6:47AM1.87m | 7:27PM2.48m | 8:12AM1.87m | 8:06PM2.63m | 9:29AM1.93m | 8:48PM2.77m | 10:37AM2.03m | 9:35PM2.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.61m | 11:05PM1.57m | 11:12AM0.73m | 00:15AM1.43m | 11:53AM0.86m | 1:20AM1.20m | 12:39PM1.01m | 2:19AM0.93m | 1:30PM1.15m | 3:12AM0.62m | 2:24PM1.27m | 4:04AM0.33m | 3:20PM1.36m | 4:54AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 471 | 366 | 562 | 316 | 244 | 133 | 97 | 206 | 450 | 517 | 612 | 563 | 276 | 243 | 643 | 171 | 171 | 958 | 383 | 490 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | — | — | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 384 | 310 | 357 | 245 | 239 | 215 | 169 | 130 | 128 | 300 | 336 | 332 | 27 | 273 | 136 | — | — | 121 | 126 | 140 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | — | S 22 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 217 | 305 | 125 | 65 | 61 | 25 | 27 | 302 | — | — | 9 | 103 | 103 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 495 | 635 | — | 596 | 1509 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 512 | 0 | 511 | 121 | 0 | 11 | 180 | 17 | 121 | 121 | 0 | 393 | 511 | 17 | 262 | 138 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 0 |
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