Surf Forecasts:
Umina Beach surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 25 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with 1,608 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Umina Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Umina Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Umina Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Umina Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 19 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 113 | 100 | 79 | 148 | 1608 | 326 | 441 | 176 | 109 | 144 | 100 | 87 | 148 | 118 | 109 | 127 | 301 | 93 | 79 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48PM0.82m | 5:02AM0.52m | 4:53PM0.85m | 5:55AM0.58m | 5:45PM0.89m | 6:34AM0.65m | 6:29PM0.93m | 7:08AM0.73m | 7:09PM0.96m | 7:40AM0.81m | 7:47PM0.97m | 8:12AM0.89m | 8:25PM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.24m | 9:42AM0.30m | 11:49PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.29m | 00:30AM0.16m | 11:49AM0.25m | 1:05AM0.13m | 12:41PM0.21m | 1:36AM0.11m | 1:27PM0.16m | 2:07AM0.10m | 2:12PM0.12m | 2:38AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 15 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 65 | 34 | 79 | 1 | 1202 | 326 | 441 | 148 | 109 | 144 | 49 | 71 | 47 | 31 | 68 | 6 | 162 | 93 | 79 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | E 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 16 | S 20 | S 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 113 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 89 | 7 | 176 | 83 | 7 | 100 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | E 7 | S 7 | S 16 | — | — | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 6 | S 10 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | ENE 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 1608 | — | — | 97 | 109 | 94 | 69 | 87 | 148 | 118 | 109 | 127 | 301 | — | 10 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 213 | 14 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 192 | 0 | 207 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
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