Surf Forecasts:
Warner Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period, S swell with 2,117 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Warner Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Warner Beach over the next 16 days.
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Righteo, let’s have a look at what’s in store for Warner Beach over the next couple weeks.
Alright, the opening stretch is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got some swell around, but finding clean windows will take a bit of patience. The standout early on is Sunday morning, July 5th. Warner Beach will see some solid SSE groundswell pushing in at 5ft with a long 12-second period, carrying some good energy (741 combined). The wind is a light cross-off from the NNE, so it’s going to be holding up clean. Water temp is sitting at 72°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year. This is the pick of the first week – get out there early.
Monday and Tuesday offer small, surfable waves but nothing to write home about. However, Friday morning, July 10th is another real highlight. A proper pulse of S swell arrives, 7ft and 15 seconds (very long period groundswell). The energy reading jumps to 1844, so there's plenty of power. The wind is glassy from the SSE. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers – get your best board out. Remember, that long period will make it a bit walled at the beach, but Warner handles it nicely.
Things turn messy with onshore winds and lumpy conditions through the following week. A few small windows pop up, but honestly, it’s mostly a write-off. The second weekend, around Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th, sees a massive jump in swell. We’re talking 12ft to 15ft from the S/SSW with very strong energy readings (over 6900 and up to 11269). This is way too big for any normal day – expert only territory, and even then, it might just be a washing machine. The wind doesn’t help either.
After that, Monday the 20th sees the swell dropping back to 8ft with a cleaner cross-off wind, so things start to settle, but the chop will be back by the afternoon.
Overall, don't waste your time on the flat middle days. Sunday the 5th and Friday the 10th are your golden tickets.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 674 | 539 | 303 | 180 | 124 | 233 | 153 | 168 | 108 | 76 | 29 | 70 | 72 | 715 | 653 | 1806 | 1881 | 1032 | 681 | 252 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:12AM1.44m | 7:48PM1.52m | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:38PM1.46m | 8:57AM1.26m | 9:45PM1.41m | 10:19AM1.19m | 11:09PM1.39m | 11:56AM1.21m | 00:35AM1.43m | 1:18PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.25m | 1:13AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.31m | 2:00AM0.46m | 2:09PM0.39m | 2:58AM0.52m | 3:07PM0.47m | 4:14AM0.56m | 4:25PM0.53m | 5:43AM0.54m | 5:57PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.46m | 7:18PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 674 | 539 | 303 | 180 | 124 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 108 | 38 | 29 | 70 | 54 | 715 | 653 | 1806 | 1881 | 1032 | 681 | 240 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 40 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 80 | 61 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 41 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | E 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 64 | 90 | 68 | 233 | 153 | 168 | — | 76 | 5 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 252 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 29 |
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