The Search Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 65.80° W

The Search 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Search sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

The Search surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Search today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Search at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at The Search. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
E
7
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
84
84
105
127
117
124
49
50
50
39
115
92
90
90
32
116
73
74
113
100
88
75
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM0.22m
5:42PM0.24m
6:21PM0.25m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.07m
5:35AM0.04m
6:22AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
31
30
30
31
29
29
29
29
29
31
31
33
32
29
29
28
27
29
30
28
28
27
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