Surf Forecasts:
The Pines surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 3,940 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Pines this week:
The surf forecast for The Pines over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Pines in the next 16 days are 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Pines over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty here with the outlook in feet and miles per hour. Let’s look at what The Pines has cooking.
It’s a bit of a waiting game. The wind is a total dog for the first week and a half, with heaps of solid swell but all of it wrecked by messy, onshore junk. The water is sitting right around 58°F, which is dead average for this time of year.
We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth paddling for until Friday the 18th. That morning finally delivers. The swell is a clean 4ft from the SSW with a super long period of 17 seconds, and a gentle offshore wind from the NNW at 9 mph. The combined energy is solid (1168). It’s a proper little groundswell window for this reef. This spot rarely breaks, so when it does and the wind is offshore, it’s a real rarity and a gem. The afternoon gets even better, with waves pushing 5ft and that offshore wind holding.
Now, for the second week, the absolute standout is Thursday the 24th of September. The afternoon shows a 5ft, 18-second groundswell from the SSW, and the wind goes glassy – zero – dead calm. Combined energy is pumping at (2352). It doesn't get any better than glassy, long-period lines wrapping around a reef. Friday the 25th morning is the same story: 5ft, a 19-second period, and glassy conditions, with energy at (2718). Those are your two absolute best windows of the whole 16 days.
The rest is a write-off. On the 15th and 16th we’ve got huge swell over 10ft, but the wind is onshore and howling. That’s expert-only, blown-out mess. By Sunday the 27th, there’s a small 5ft window with a light offshore in the morning, but the energy drops fast.
So don’t waste your energy on the first week except for Friday the 18th. Circle Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th on your calendar.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1450 | 1081 | 904 | 768 | 515 | 323 | 230 | 195 | 2822 | 3184 | 3456 | 3940 | 3940 | 3406 | 1883 | 1313 | 983 | 742 | 1221 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM0.98m | 1:33PM0.94m | 1:48AM1.06m | 1:45PM0.90m | 2:15AM1.12m | 1:56PM0.88m | 2:44AM1.15m | 2:04PM0.86m | 3:14AM1.14m | 2:04PM0.84m | 3:46AM1.10m | 1:40PM0.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.33m | 7:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.28m | 8:13AM0.46m | 7:33PM0.25m | 8:39AM0.56m | 7:47PM0.24m | 9:02AM0.66m | 8:00PM0.26m | 9:18AM0.76m | 8:09PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1450 | 1081 | 904 | 768 | 515 | 323 | 230 | 178 | 2822 | 3184 | 3456 | 3940 | 3940 | 3406 | 1883 | 1313 | 983 | 426 | 1221 | 665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | S 21 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 37 | 82 | 195 | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 742 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 53 | 38 | 41 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 0 | 132 | 28 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 160 | 160 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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