Surf Forecasts:
Waverly surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 82 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waverly this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Waverly in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waverly over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Look, the 16-day picture for Waverly is a bummer. This breakwater isn’t getting the swell it needs. The energy is basically missing the whole stretch. It’s a flat spell.
First up, Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th have waves barely reaching 0.5 to 2 ft with onshore or cross-onshore breezes and short periods. Just junk. Monday the 17th has a small clean window in the afternoon (0.8 ft from the SSE, 6-second period) with offshore WNW wind at about 6 mph, but the energy is only 38 – weak. Tuesday the 18th stays clean but the swell is 0.6 ft, still tiny.
We get a glassy afternoon on Thursday the 20th with 0.4 ft and light wind, but there’s no push behind it. The rest stretches out into late August with the swell never topping 3 ft, and the wind mostly onshore or cross-onshore. On Sunday the 30th, it bumps up to 3-4 ft from the ENE with a 5-6 second period, but it’s onshore at 15 mph, so it’s just lumpy.
Nothing stands out. If you have to pick, the clean offshore window on Monday the 17th afternoon is the best of a bad lot. The water is running a touch warmer than normal at 78°, but that’s all. This is a long, quiet stretch. Don’t get your hopes up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 54 | 38 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 43 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:34AM1.35m | 10:47PM1.39m | 11:20AM1.33m | 11:31PM1.27m | 12:06PM1.30m | 00:16AM1.15m | 12:54PM1.25m | 1:05AM1.04m | 1:45PM1.21m | 2:00AM0.95m | 2:41PM1.19m | 3:02AM0.89m | 3:41PM1.18m | 4:07AM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.00m | 5:14AM-0.01m | 5:35PM0.07m | 5:56AM0.06m | 6:27PM0.15m | 6:39AM0.14m | 7:21PM0.23m | 7:24AM0.22m | 8:19PM0.29m | 8:14AM0.28m | 9:22PM0.32m | 9:09AM0.31m | 10:24PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 54 | 38 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 37 | 43 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1422 | 3222 | 1277 | 1228 | 1438 | 1181 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 1092 | 73 | 165 | 1409 | 278 | 165 | 168 | 292 |
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