Surf Forecasts:
Tuckerman's surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 23 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, SSW swell with 513 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tuckerman's this week:
The surf forecast for Tuckerman's over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tuckerman's in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuckerman's over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 91 | 266 | 350 | 121 | 181 | 137 | 62 | 93 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 133 | 107 | 80 | 53 | 23 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40PM1.26m | 11:10AM1.14m | 11:34PM1.18m | 12:06PM1.12m | 00:29AM1.09m | 1:02PM1.10m | 1:23AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.08m | 2:16AM0.92m | 2:51PM1.05m | 3:10AM0.85m | 3:47PM1.02m | 4:07AM0.80m | 4:43PM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM-0.02m | 4:53PM0.02m | 6:02AM0.03m | 5:52PM0.09m | 6:51AM0.07m | 7:01PM0.17m | 7:43AM0.11m | 8:41PM0.21m | 8:32AM0.15m | 9:58PM0.23m | 9:17AM0.17m | 10:50PM0.23m | 9:58AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — |
 | 8:21 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 4 | 257 | 106 | 3 | 137 | 62 | 93 | 60 | 40 | 3 | 17 | — | 59 | 133 | 107 | 80 | 53 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 91 | 266 | 350 | 121 | 181 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 19 | 43 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 952 | 843 | 527 | 12 | 16 | 206 | 12 | 298 | 22 | 2 | 66 | 593 | 593 | 726 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 66 | 967 |
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