Surf Forecasts:
Wilsons Inlet surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period, SW swell with 12,798 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 26s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wilsons Inlet in the next 16 days are 4.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wilsons Inlet over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4556 | 4180 | 2630 | 3921 | 3040 | 1712 | 1838 | 2143 | 5364 | 3189 | 2135 | 1510 | 3396 | 5938 | 3999 | 12630 | 10568 | 11818 | 3513 | 4976 | 2904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38AM0.62m | 8:18AM0.67m | 8:50AM0.72m | 9:18AM0.75m | 11:57PM0.34m | 9:45AM0.77m | 11:30PM0.35m | 10:11AM0.76m | 11:25PM0.38m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.08m | 5:07PM0.07m | 5:13PM0.07m | 5:20PM0.06m | 5:27PM0.07m | 2:06AM0.33m | 5:34PM0.08m | 3:01AM0.29m | 5:41PM0.10m | 3:45AM0.26m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4556 | 4180 | 2448 | 3921 | 3040 | 1712 | 1838 | 2143 | 5364 | 3189 | 2135 | 1510 | 3396 | 3673 | 3999 | 12630 | 10568 | 11818 | 3513 | 4976 | 2904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 22 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 141 | 658 | 2630 | — | — | 15 | 311 | 774 | — | 161 | 263 | 85 | 166 | 350 | 169 | 25 | 139 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 219 | — | — | — | 201 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5938 | — | — | 27 | 8427 | 885 | 753 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 146 | 237 | 1484 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 247 | 247 | 252 | 233 |
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