Surf Forecasts:
Wilsons Inlet surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 33,075 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wilsons Inlet this week:
The surf forecast for Wilsons Inlet over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.5m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wilsons Inlet in the next 16 days are 7.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 25ft (7.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wilsons Inlet over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8955 | 8854 | 7862 | 6612 | 4905 | 8422 | 6254 | 5659 | 9154 | 15987 | 31680 | 26525 | 16017 | 10290 | 7365 | 25269 | 26461 | 26297 | 25369 | 19131 | 12279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57AM0.59m | 6:10AM0.66m | 7:30AM0.74m | 8:27AM0.81m | 9:15AM0.87m | 9:58AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.22m | 4:37PM0.15m | 4:28PM0.05m | 4:48PM-0.03m | 5:17PM-0.08m | 5:49PM-0.09m | 6:20PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | -1 | -1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8955 | 8854 | 7862 | 6612 | 4905 | 8422 | 6254 | 5659 | — | — | — | — | 16017 | 10290 | — | — | — | 3593 | 25369 | 19131 | 12279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1690 | 2242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | — | W 6 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 658 | — | — | — | 9154 | 15987 | 31680 | 26525 | — | 245 | 7365 | 25269 | 26461 | 26297 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 1484 | 1768 | 2386 | 866 | 247 | 739 | 716 | 866 | 1784 | 237 | 247 | 252 | 146 |
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