Surf Forecasts:
Waverly surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 76 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waverly this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Waverly in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waverly over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Waverly.
It’s a bit of a lean run we’re looking at over the next 16 days. The surf just isn’t showing up with any real punch. The whole outlook is plagued by tiny swells and a lot of ordinary conditions. There’s a long stretch from now right through until the morning of Thursday the 10th of September where it’s pretty much unsurfable – flat and messy. After that, things stay marginal, but we do get a slight lift mid-period.
The standout option, and honestly the only real call, is the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. Waverly sees a brief pulse of swell around 3ft from the south, with a period of 6 seconds, pushing combined wave energy up to 120 (moderate energy). The wind is clean offshore from the WNW at 12 mph, creating clean faces. It’s a breakwater setup that’s very consistent, suited to advanced surfers. The water temp is sitting at a notable 77°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.
After that, it fades off again. Saturday the 12th morning goes glassy with 3ft from the ENE, but the swell period is a weak 5 seconds, energy is low at 61, and the swell direction isn’t ideal for the optimum SE direction. It’s not really worth paddling out for. We then bump into Sunday the 13th afternoon with a similar 3ft south swell, period up to 6 seconds, and a combined energy of 115. But the wind is cross-onshore from the SSE, making it choppy. The rest of the second week drops back into the ridiculous – swell under 1ft with very low energy.
To be honest, if you’re not an expert looking for that one clean Thursday morning window, this setup might actually look more interesting for a kite session than a surf, given the onshore wind and consistent small chop. That’s all she wrote. For a forecast that changes, we can only hope. I’ll be watching.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 37 | 53 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.38m | 00:22AM1.10m | 12:58PM1.37m | 1:25AM1.03m | 2:05PM1.36m | 2:41AM0.99m | 3:19PM1.37m | 4:00AM1.01m | 4:32PM1.40m | 5:11AM1.07m | 5:37PM1.45m | 6:12AM1.16m | 6:33PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.17m | 6:37AM0.11m | 7:46PM0.21m | 7:37AM0.15m | 8:58PM0.22m | 8:46AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.20m | 9:59AM0.16m | 11:17PM0.14m | 11:08AM0.11m | 00:14AM0.07m | 12:11PM0.05m | 1:06AM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 63 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 47 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 779 | 95 | 38 | 25 | 130 | 130 | 53 | 278 | 546 | 1333 | 165 | 50 | 244 | 1 | 15 | 503 | 269 | 57 | 73 | 46 |
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