Surf Forecasts:
Weld Road surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 16,280 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Weld Road this week:
The surf forecast for Weld Road over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Weld Road in the next 16 days are 6.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Weld Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here again, looking at Weld Road. Honestly, the next two weeks are a proper test of patience. The early days are a write-off—Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th have small, weak swell and a lumpy cross-onshore breeze. The energy is pathetic, under 2500 on the combined scale. Not a single wave worth paddling for.
Then the swell machine fires up, but it’s too much of a good thing. Friday the 18th morning is the one golden hour: 2.5m of solid WSW groundswell at 16 seconds, with light offshore winds. The energy is up at 4907, and it’s clean. That’s as good as it gets. But by the afternoon and through the weekend, it just goes nuclear. Saturday the 19th is 4.0m, Sunday the 20th is 6.5m—energy readings over 10,000 and 12,000. The surface is clean with cross-off winds, but this wave will be completely maxed out. It’s a foaming, grinding slab that only the most hardcore chargers on the reef should even think about. Everyone else is watching from the rocks.
Monday the 21st stays huge and messy, and then the rest of the first week is just inconsistent and too big for any quality. The second week slacks off, but it doesn’t really improve. From the 26th to the 29th, the swell drops to a more manageable 1.5m to 2.5m, but the wind keeps swinging onshore or cross-shore, so it’s choppy and sectiony. The energy falls off a cliff, down to 700-2000. There is a brief moment on the 29th with a clean 1.9m swell and light offshore winds, but it’s short-lived and marginal.
The last couple of days are small, weak onshores—not worth the drive. So, the call is clear: if you’re an experienced surfer, Friday the 18th is the day. The rest of the window is either too big and heavy, or too small and junky. For beginners, this place is going to be way out of your depth. There’s a lot of swell on the way, but it’s not going to do us any favours. I’d be sharpening my board and waiting for the 18th if I were you.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 494 | 876 | 2452 | 1432 | 4307 | 3601 | 3464 | 4386 | 6675 | 5488 | 6487 | 10500 | 12507 | 16280 | 13416 | 9227 | 4902 | 2523 | 3666 | 8392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.86m | 00:57AM2.71m | 1:22PM2.66m | 1:40AM2.50m | 2:10PM2.46m | 2:33AM2.30m | 3:14PM2.30m | 3:47AM2.17m | 4:39PM2.24m | 5:16AM2.17m | 6:00PM2.33m | 6:30AM2.29m | 6:59PM2.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.58m | 7:14AM0.62m | 7:40PM0.80m | 8:00AM0.83m | 8:33PM1.00m | 8:58AM1.01m | 9:42PM1.13m | 10:13AM1.10m | 11:05PM1.14m | 11:33AM1.06m | 00:17AM1.02m | 12:37PM0.91m | 1:11AM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 501 | 494 | 876 | 2452 | 1432 | 4307 | 3601 | 3464 | — | 1114 | 4658 | — | — | — | — | — | 2472 | 4902 | 2523 | — | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 | NNW 7 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 40 | — | — | 334 | 368 | 1306 | 11 | — | 1275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 7 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 18 | 448 | — | — | 1017 | 4386 | 6675 | 5488 | 6487 | 10500 | 12507 | 16280 | 13416 | 9227 | — | — | 3666 | 8392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 270 | 88 | 111 | 156 | 15 | 0 | 257 | 111 | 30 | 254 | 260 | 337 | 105 | 88 | 254 | 260 | 262 | 111 | 260 | 254 |
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