Wilsons Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 117.33° E

Wilsons Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wilsons Inlet sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.8° 

Wilsons Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wilsons Inlet today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wilsons Inlet at 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Wilsons Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1479
1479
1606
1297
1648
4913
4877
5899
5925
3785
2694
2660
6712
8995
9071
9071
8742
7869
7471
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:43AM0.49m
12:02PM0.45m
2:29AM0.54m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.21m
7:26AM0.37m
6:51PM0.23m
5:51PM0.22m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
16
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
16
14
11
11
11
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
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