Surf Forecasts:
Tolcarne surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, W swell with 1,267 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tolcarne this week:
The surf forecast for Tolcarne over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tolcarne in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tolcarne over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 432 | 303 | 200 | 50 | 211 | 875 | 1243 | 1202 | 969 | 808 | 501 | 336 | 231 | 110 | 141 | 161 | 456 | 292 | 464 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:45PM5.73m | 4:14AM5.73m | 4:33PM6.16m | 4:57AM6.14m | 5:14PM6.49m | 5:35AM6.44m | 5:51PM6.67m | 6:10AM6.60m | 6:26PM6.71m | 6:44AM6.63m | 7:00PM6.59m | 7:17AM6.51m | 7:34PM6.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.92m | 10:35AM0.89m | 11:01PM0.55m | 11:16AM0.54m | 11:38PM0.29m | 11:53AM0.31m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.22m | 00:45AM0.21m | 1:00PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.36m | 1:31PM0.43m | 1:45AM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 29 | 18 | — | 43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 501 | 336 | 231 | 110 | 141 | 161 | — | 292 | 464 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 509 | 432 | 303 | 200 | 50 | 211 | 875 | 1243 | 1202 | 969 | 808 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 456 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 512 | 917 | 326 | 43 | 299 | 218 | 669 | 757 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 204 | 205 | 22 | 0 | 45 |
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