Surf Forecasts:
Tolcarne surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with 136 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N 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 (Jul 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tolcarne in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tolcarne over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it's a tough stretch ahead. The next week and a half is looking pretty grim. From Thursday morning the 9th right through to Wednesday the 22nd, the surf is tiny and messy. We’re looking at knee-high slop, if that, with a lot of cross and onshore winds messing up the surface. Most days the combined wave energy is weak, barely cracking 100 (126) at best, and often dropping to just 21 or 23. That's not enough to push a surfboard around. You’ll mainly see light cross-onshore ripples or choppy conditions. There's a big gap with no real recommendations for over a week.
The only real standout in this whole forecast comes right at the very end, on Friday morning the 24th of July. That is the only day worth getting excited about. The swell picks up to a solid 6 ft from the WNW, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy hits 242, which is moderate but still a lot more than we've seen. The real kicker is the wind, which goes glassy. That’s right, a flat calm, mirror-like surface. For a place like Tolcarne, which is a fairly exposed beginner-friendly break, that’s going to be as clean as it gets. The swell direction is almost straight from the optimum W, so it should wrap in nicely. It’s a bit of a short-period swell, so it won't have the grunt of a groundswell, but with glassy conditions and a decent 6 ft of height, it’ll be a fun, clean wave for a beginner or intermediate. Keep in mind that with a 6 ft swell, it might be a little too much for absolute beginners, but it's far from dangerous.
So, mark your calendar for Friday the 24th. That’s your one shot. The rest of the window is a write-off, but forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 21 | N 5 | NNE 6 | SW 19 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 120 | 108 | 110 | 127 | 95 | 52 | 67 | 48 | 76 | 41 | 18 | 27 | 57 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:46PM5.21m | 1:18AM5.33m | 1:57PM5.28m | 2:31AM5.42m | 3:07PM5.51m | 3:40AM5.65m | 4:11PM5.86m | 4:42AM5.96m | 5:09PM6.25m | 5:38AM6.26m | 6:02PM6.60m | 6:29AM6.48m | 6:51PM6.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM1.49m | 7:05PM1.60m | 7:45AM1.50m | 8:19PM1.51m | 8:57AM1.38m | 9:33PM1.26m | 10:06AM1.12m | 10:39PM0.91m | 11:07AM0.80m | 11:38PM0.54m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:31AM0.24m | 12:51PM0.27m | 1:20AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 19 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | W 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 108 | 110 | 127 | 95 | 52 | 22 | 41 | 76 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 36 | 67 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 17 | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | N 6 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 48 | — | — | — | 2 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 384 | 385 | 389 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 32 |
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