Surf Forecasts:
Trestles surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, E swell with 110 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trestles this week:
The surf forecast for Trestles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Trestles in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trestles over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 13 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 29 | 56 | 107 | 70 | 74 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.70m | 9:40PM1.61m | 10:09AM1.67m | 10:23PM1.51m | 10:53AM1.62m | 11:08PM1.40m | 11:37AM1.55m | 11:56PM1.29m | 12:23PM1.47m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:11PM1.40m | 1:37AM1.13m | 2:01PM1.35m | 2:31AM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM-0.05m | 3:41AM-0.08m | 4:05PM-0.01m | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:47PM0.07m | 4:55AM0.09m | 5:30PM0.16m | 5:31AM0.20m | 6:15PM0.25m | 6:10AM0.30m | 7:07PM0.34m | 6:58AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 29 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | 70 | 74 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | S 6 | E 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | W 3 | W 3 | S 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 56 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1146 | 1172 | 26 | 34 | 61 | 62 | 420 | 34 | 599 | 732 | 732 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 501 | 1038 | 48 | 100 | 291 | 323 |
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