Surf Forecasts:
Warner Beach surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, ESE swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, SE swell with 1,965 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Warner Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Warner Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Warner Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Warner Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's get into it.
The next couple of weeks are looking a bit of a mixed bag, with a solid pulse of swell coming through, but the wind is going to be the main character for a lot of it. There’s a gap right now with nothing really worth paddling out for immediately, so we’re waiting a few days for the first proper window.
Warner Beach is where all the action is, or isn’t, depending on the day. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is about average for this time of year, no real surprises there.
The first real standout comes in on Saturday the 19th in the morning. After a rough few days of strong onshore winds and some proper size – we’re talking an 12ft monster on the Friday afternoon that’s just messy – things clean right up. Saturday morning brings a nice 8ft swell from the ESE with a 9-second period and the wind goes glassy, absolutely dead. That’s the one to circle. The energy is strong (1267), and it’s going to be clean. It's a proper expert-only wave at that size though, so if you’re not confident, sit this one out. The afternoon gets a little lumpy with a cross-shore, so the morning is the call.
After that, things get a bit ordinary. Sunday and Monday see the swell dropping and the wind turning more cross or onshore, so it’s not great. There’s a brief moment on the afternoon of Wednesday the 23rd where the wind goes glassy again, but the swell is from the south with a short 7-second period and only 6ft. It’ll be surfable and clean, but nothing special. The energy is moderate (446).
The long-range stuff towards the end of the month looks pretty average. There’s a big, long-period SSW groundswell (16 seconds) on Friday the 25th morning, but the wind is a messy cross-onshore, making it choppy. That one’s a tease. The energy is strong (1183) but the conditions just aren't there. The rest of that week is a write-off with onshore winds and dropping energy.
So, bottom line: if you can get out on Saturday the 19th morning for that glassy, solid ESE swell, that’s your winner. Everything else is either too windy, too small, or just messy.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 669 | 666 | 541 | 514 | 424 | 432 | 758 | 1028 | 1842 | 1672 | 1197 | 897 | 694 | 588 | 448 | 305 | 277 | 120 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.68m | 5:58AM1.53m | 6:12PM1.53m | 6:22AM1.39m | 6:35PM1.37m | 6:47AM1.24m | 7:01PM1.20m | 7:19AM1.08m | 7:46PM1.04m | 11:54AM0.96m | 00:37AM1.04m | 1:26PM1.14m | 1:30AM1.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.28m | 00:20AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | 00:47AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.60m | 1:21AM0.68m | 1:30PM0.77m | 3:05AM0.83m | 6:11PM0.86m | 7:05AM0.72m | 7:29PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 685 | 669 | 666 | 541 | 340 | 235 | 432 | 223 | 30 | 96 | 1672 | 1197 | 897 | 694 | 460 | 448 | 305 | 235 | 120 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | — | SSW 14 | E 10 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 8 | — | 71 | 284 | 7 | 47 | 167 | — | 156 | 22 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 34 | 144 | 137 | 82 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | — | SW 12 | SE 7 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | 75 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 277 | 30 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | — | SSW 13 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 279 | 514 | 424 | 403 | 758 | 1028 | 1842 | — | — | — | 118 | 588 | 128 | — | 139 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 27 | 881 | 526 | 19 | 183 | 184 | 110 | 183 | 136 | 0 | 27 | 190 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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