Surf Forecasts:
The Spit surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 1,069 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Spit this week:
The surf forecast for The Spit over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Spit in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Spit over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at The Spit aren’t going to light any fires. We’ve got a 16-day window, but honestly, it’s almost a total blank run. For an exposed river mouth like this, that’s not totally out of the ordinary, but it still stings when you’re itching for a wave.
The pattern from now is pretty flat and messy. From Sunday the 6th through to Monday the 21st of September, there’s barely a session worth paddling out for. The swell energy is weak – mostly under 100, with only a few days scraping into the low-to-mid hundreds, like Thursday the 10th when the combined energy hits 308 and then 501, but that’s paired with fresh, lumpy cross-shore wind. Not a recipe for good surf. The swell is tiny most days, below 3 ft, and the period is short – often 6 to 8 seconds – meaning weak, crumbly waves.
Water temps are around 69°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
You’ll get a few odd moments where the wind is cross-off or the wave comment says “clean,” like Sunday morning the 6th with an 2 ft NNE swell, but the energy is just 47 – that’s barely a ripple. Maybe a longboard if you’re desperate, but I wouldn’t bother.
The best of a bad bunch? If you’re absolutely jonesing, Sunday the 6th afternoon has 4 ft from the north, but it’s 6-second period and only a score of 1 – very ordinary. Same goes for Monday the 14th morning: 1 ft SE with a clean cross-off wind, but again, energy is only 58. Nothing stands out.
Everything past the first week looks even weaker. By the 17th to the 21st, we’re down to 1 ft to 3 ft swell, short period, and onshore or cross-onshore breeze 90% of the time. Not worth the drive.
Hang in there – forecasts change. But for now, leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 122 | 52 | 55 | 124 | 48 | 31 | 42 | 729 | 157 | 122 | 92 | 267 | 497 | 321 | 124 | 99 | 495 | 108 | 159 | 91 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.48m | 5:01AM0.94m | 5:31PM1.56m | 6:05AM1.05m | 6:25PM1.63m | 6:54AM1.16m | 7:12PM1.65m | 7:37AM1.27m | 7:53PM1.64m | 8:17AM1.34m | 8:32PM1.57m | 8:56AM1.39m | 9:08PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.38m | 10:35AM0.34m | 00:17AM0.27m | 11:41AM0.26m | 1:00AM0.19m | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.13m | 1:26PM0.13m | 2:14AM0.09m | 2:11PM0.11m | 2:48AM0.09m | 2:54PM0.14m | 3:20AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 5 | E 9 | SE 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 23 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 208 | 157 | 122 | 92 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 124 | 31 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | — | — | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | SE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 15 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | N 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 122 | 52 | — | 124 | — | 31 | 42 | 729 | — | — | — | 267 | 497 | 321 | 1 | 99 | 495 | 108 | 159 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 149 | 24 | 348 | 166 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
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