The Spit Surf Break

The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 27.94° S 153.43° E

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Spit sea temperature is
21.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Surf Forecasts:

The Spit surf forecast from 19 Jun 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 23 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 26 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SE swell with 317 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E 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 Saturday (Jun 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Spit in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 26) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sat 20th Jun)2.5ft (0.8m) 11s
Best Surf10AM (Tue 23rd Jun)4.5ft (1.3m) 7s
Most Powerful 1AM (Fri 26th Jun)6ft (1.8m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Spit over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.3
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.8
SE
7
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
149
114
104
102
74
48
45
28
27
157
45
34
34
51
64
23
90
317
84
68
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
SW
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
0
ENE
20
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:55PM1.63m
12:36PM1.13m
00:45AM1.49m
1:38PM1.14m
1:36AM1.35m
2:44PM1.18m
2:30AM1.23m
3:50PM1.23m
3:27AM1.13m
4:48PM1.31m
4:25AM1.06m
5:38PM1.39m
5:21AM1.02m
6:21PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.33m
6:18PM0.48m
7:37AM0.35m
7:25PM0.55m
8:26AM0.36m
8:38PM0.60m
9:12AM0.37m
9:53PM0.61m
9:57AM0.36m
11:02PM0.59m
10:39AM0.34m
00:00AM0.55m
11:20AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:35
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6:37
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6:37
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6:37
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6:37
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6:37
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4:58
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4:59
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4:59
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4:59
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4:59
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4:59
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5:00
 mm
—
—
—
—
1
—
2
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
18
17
15
15
17
16
18
18
15
18
18
15
17
17
15
18
17
Feels °C
17
19
20
20
17
15
13
15
16
13
16
16
12
13
13
11
12
12
12
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
SE
7
0.3
E
8
1.2
ESE
7
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
149
149
114
104
102
74
48
45
28
27
30
26
11
34
5
11
23
10
131
84
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
12
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
7
0.4
E
5
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
24
18
18
10
7
3
8
6
10
10
13
7
34
9
3
2
9
14
9
8
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
7
—
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
10
0.8
ENE
6
—
Energy kJ
2
5
2
2
6
6
1
1
2
4
15
4
10
4
2
—
11
10
4
56
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
—
—
—
0.3
S
2
—
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
—
0.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
—
—
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.3
S
2
1.2
ESE
6
1.8
SE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
51
—
—
—
1
—
13
12
—
21
157
45
—
—
51
64
1
90
317
1
5
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Distance (km)
0
0
4
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22
14
17
0
0
14
0
22
0
17
28
22
28
28
0
0
22
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
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2
4
4
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The above surf forecast table for The Spit provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Spit can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Spit surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Spit) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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