The Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.94° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Spit sea temperature is

22.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Spit today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Spit at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 4		Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	N 5	E 8	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	E 8	E 8	SE 10	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	91	69	32	32	33	51	56	47	50	63	56	49	280	50	35	35	35	35	36	36	37
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NE	N	NW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:36PM1.39m				5:29AM1.22m				5:31PM1.36m				6:14AM1.34m				6:16PM1.32m				6:55AM1.44m
Low Tide			11:12PM0.24m				11:18AM0.38m				11:52PM0.20m				12:13PM0.33m				00:27AM0.16m


	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	6:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	22	21	23	28	30	31	28	20	19	19	20	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	22	22	20	18	20	24	27	29	25	16	16	16	18	19	20	19	18	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	24	18	14	32	33	51	56	37	50	50	49	49	67	50	35	35	35	35	36	36	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 10	SSE 10	E 5	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	21	21	32	15	15	7	—	10	13	7	8	9	35	27	20	23	18	11	10	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	E 15	NE 5	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	3	3	1	14	20	10	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	N 5	SW 2	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	—
kJ	91	69	—	—	—	—	11	47	1	63	56	45	280	13	12	12	13	2	2	2	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	68	28	20	17	28	28	28	149	4	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast		Tallebudgera	Palm beach	Palm beach	Tallebudgera	Narrow Neck	Tallebudgera	Currumbin Point	Currumbin Point		Rainbow Bay	Currumbin Point	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks		Narrow Neck	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	1	2		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	1	3	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5

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