Surf Forecasts:
Valla Beach surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 370 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Valla Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Valla Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Valla Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Valla Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 370 | 199 | 231 | 216 | 178 | 105 | 167 | 207 | 181 | 241 | 291 | 317 | 331 | 286 | 223 | 212 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | 4:30AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | 5:25AM0.97m | 5:18PM1.29m | 6:09AM1.10m | 6:03PM1.34m | 6:47AM1.24m | 6:46PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.52m | 11:21PM0.32m | 10:57AM0.47m | 00:00AM0.23m | 11:54AM0.39m | 00:35AM0.15m | 12:43PM0.29m | 1:08AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 480 | 370 | 199 | 231 | 216 | 178 | 66 | 67 | 207 | 181 | 241 | 291 | 317 | 331 | 286 | 223 | 212 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | E 13 | S 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 47 | 28 | 42 | 32 | 69 | 105 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | — | ESE 11 | SE 10 | NE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 123 | 32 | — | 25 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 36 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 555 | 225 | 0 | 253 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 260 | 10 | 219 | 441 | 10 |
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