Surf Forecasts:
Walcott surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, NNE swell with 204 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Walcott this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Walcott in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Walcott over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what Walcott has cookin’ over the next couple weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight – it’s a pretty bleak start. We’re lookin’ at a long stretch of poor surf conditions with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until Saturday, July 19th.
For the first 12 days, from Tuesday, July 7th right through to Friday, July 18th, it’s a write-off. We’re talkin’ tiny ankle-snappers at best, mostly under 2 ft to 3 ft, with weak, short-period wind swell and cross-shore to onshore winds making a mess of things. The combined swell energy barely gets into the two-digit range for most of that time. There’s a pulse on Sunday the 12th where the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the NNE, but it’s a 6-second period with solid onshore wind – just a choppy, sloppy mess. Not worth your time.
Now, the standout window finally arrives on Saturday, July 19th. We’ve got a proper pulse of groundswell movin’ in. The morning is already lookin’ better with 5 ft from the north (10-second period), and a light cross-offshore breeze keepin’ things clean. The combined energy jumps to 417 (moderate wave energy), and it’s a real surfable wave.
But the real gem is Sunday afternoon, July 19th. That’s the pick of the whole 16 days. The swell drops slightly to 4 ft, still from the north, but the period stretches out to a nice 9-seconds. The combined energy is still solid at 281. And the wind? Glassy. Dead flat. That’s a massive positive for Walcott. For a spot that’s often hit by onshores, a glassy afternoon on a waist-to-chest high north swell is about as good as it gets around here. Keep in mind, this place is sometimes inconsistent, so to have a punchy, clean groundswell like this is a real treat.
The water temp is sittin’ at 63°F, which is a full 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s notably warm, so you can probably leave the thick wetsuit at home.
Beyond that weekend, the swell fades fast through Monday and Tuesday, dropping back under 3 ft and losing that clean wind. So your window is narrow. Make the most of Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at Walcott.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 7 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
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 kJ | 15 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 108 | 140 | 180 | 149 | 97 | 75 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:34AM2.66m | 1:32PM3.01m | 2:41AM2.66m | 2:42PM2.94m | 3:47AM2.72m | 3:55PM2.96m | 4:47AM2.84m | 5:03PM3.06m | 5:42AM3.00m | 6:04PM3.19m | 6:33AM3.20m | 7:01PM3.30m | 7:21AM3.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.56m | 7:45AM1.15m | 8:30PM0.65m | 8:44AM1.21m | 9:33PM0.72m | 9:58AM1.18m | 10:48PM0.75m | 11:20AM1.04m | 00:02AM0.70m | 12:32PM0.78m | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:33PM0.48m | 1:59AM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 108 | 140 | 180 | 149 | 97 | 75 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 548 | 473 | 465 | 206 | 145 | 470 | 546 | 250 | 419 | 473 | 322 | 512 | 382 | 382 | 490 | 382 | 355 | 803 | 646 | 355 | 559 |
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