Surf Forecasts:
Waverly surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SE swell with 80 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waverly this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Waverly in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waverly over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s keep it simple. Looking down the road at Waverly, and I gotta say, for the next week-plus, it’s a wet blanket. Flat, weak, and messy. Not worth the drive.
We’ve got a long stretch of nothing from Friday the 11th through to the 20th. The swell is tiny, under 3 feet, with short, weak periods. The wind is mostly on or cross-shore, making it choppy and lumpy. Just a complete blank run. The water’s super warm, 25°C, which is 4° warmer than usual—unusual for the time of year.
Now, there’s a small flicker of life. It’s a long way out, but on Monday the 21st, the energy starts to build. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to around 6 feet, but the wind is cranking onshore at 30 km/h, so it’s going to be a jumbled-up mess. Tuesday the 22nd holds some size, around 5 to 5 feet, but the fresh onshore winds keep it ugly. By Wednesday the 23rd, a severe gale hits with winds up to 85 km/h. That’s not surfing, that’s a storm chase.
Then, on Thursday the 24th, the wind swings offshore and the ocean cleans right up. We’ll still have some energy left, around 3 to 3 feet of SE swell with a 10-second period. It’s clean, it’s glassy, and that’s the one. It won’t be the biggest, but it will be the cleanest, and that makes all the difference.
So, don’t get excited until Thursday the 24th. That’s your window. The rest is a write-off. Be patient. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 80 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.51m | 8:38AM1.40m | 8:54PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.43m | 9:36PM1.39m | 10:02AM1.42m | 10:17PM1.30m | 10:43AM1.39m | 10:57PM1.20m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:40PM1.09m | 12:08PM1.29m | 00:26AM1.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM-0.05m | 2:49PM-0.04m | 3:17AM-0.05m | 3:36PM-0.02m | 3:56AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.03m | 4:35AM0.06m | 5:08PM0.10m | 5:13AM0.13m | 5:55PM0.17m | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:45PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 4 | E 4 | S 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | S 5 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | NW 3 | — | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 5 | E 15 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | N 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 60 | — | 12 | 16 | — | 9 | 26 | 80 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 53 | 14 | 278 | 1175 | 1175 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 165 | 86 | 551 | 958 | 2421 | 546 | 546 | 512 | 305 |
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