Surf Forecasts:
The Spot surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 972 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Spot this week:
The surf forecast for The Spot over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Spot in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Spot over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at the forecast for the next couple weeks. The spot on the menu is The Spot, a beach and reef setup. Water temp right now is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing too weird going on there.
To be honest, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th are a total no-go with onshore winds mucking things up and the swell energy weak as anything at 670 (down to 124 on Monday). Tuesday the 28th isn't much better – the numbers just aren't there.
Now, Wednesday the 29th of July is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got a 7ft swell rolling in from the SSE, period a bit short at 9 seconds, but the wind is light offshore from the WSW, so the surface will be clean. The combined energy jumps to 1049, which is proper moderate. This is solidly in the experienced surfers zone – too big for beginners. It’s a beach and reef set-up, so that shorter period stuff should be holding its shape fine.
Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st keep the good vibes going with clean, cross-off winds and chest-high waves, but nothing that really screams standout compared to what’s coming.
The true standout is Sunday, the 2nd of August. This is the best on offer, no doubt. Morning has a 8ft SSE swell with a long 11-second period, and light offshore wind from the SSW, meaning clean faces. The energy is a proper 1255. Then the afternoon glass off is unreal – the wind goes glassy from the ENE, swell holds at 8ft, same ESE direction, and the energy rockets up to 1752. That’s strong wave energy and the conditions will be perfect. This is expert territory, so leave the learner boards at home. Keep in mind, with a longer period like 11 seconds, it might want to race a bit at a beach break, but The Spot being a beach and reef setup should keep it lined up.
The following week tails off. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th see that big swell get chopped up by onshores, and after that it’s a slow fade into small, poor conditions from the 8th onwards. There’s a little window on Friday the 7th of August with a glassy morning and 5ft E swell, but it’s nothing compared to that 2nd of August.
So, for the whole period, if you’ve got one session to chase, it’s Sunday the 2nd of August. The afternoon glass-off is the stuff dreams are made of.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 396 | 164 | 156 | 82 | 141 | 173 | 569 | 397 | 790 | 714 | 500 | 575 | 430 | 406 | 330 | 262 | 250 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.27m | 2:41AM1.39m | 3:07PM1.39m | 3:15AM1.49m | 3:39PM1.50m | 3:45AM1.58m | 4:08PM1.60m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:37PM1.68m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:05PM1.73m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.51m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.39m | 9:06PM0.41m | 9:27AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 395 | 266 | 132 | 115 | 120 | 93 | 113 | 569 | 397 | 275 | 714 | 500 | 575 | 430 | 406 | 330 | 262 | 250 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 293 | 396 | 164 | 46 | 82 | 141 | 173 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 83 | 204 | 88 | 108 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 160 | 156 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 21 | — | 229 | 163 | 188 | 163 | 161 | 94 | 191 | 138 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 60 | 120 | 228 | 58 | 131 | 110 | 138 | 790 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 644 | 55 | 27 | 53 | 0 | 859 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for The Spot provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Spot can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Spot 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 Spot) 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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