Surf Forecasts:
Windansea surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SW swell with 694 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Windansea this week:
The surf forecast for Windansea over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 21s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Windansea in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Windansea over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and miles per hour for the landlubbers and the old-school crew.
Okay, it’s flat, it’s quiet. We’re stuck in a real dry spell at Windansea for the first week and a half. This reef break wants SW swell, and it’s just not delivering. For about 10 days, you’re lookin’ at poor to marginal surf, with the wave energy staying in the weak to moderate range. Nothing worth gettin’ wet for.
Through to the middle of July, the wind is mostly on the nose or coming across it, light to moderate. It’s messy. The swell is tiny, under 3ft, and what’s there has these long, lazy periods that just make for long waits between sets. The water temp is about what you’d expect for July.
The only light at the end of the tunnel – and it’s a faint one – is the weekend of the 18th. On Saturday the 18th, the ocean finally wakes up. The combined energy hits 1154, which is the first real sign of life. That’s a solid pulse from the S, with a 16-second period. That’s deep-water groundswell. The wave height will be around 3ft to 5ft. The bummer is the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but there will be power. Sunday the 19th gets even bigger, with swell around 6ft and the combined energy up at 1568. At that size, it’s expert territory only.
So the one and only highlight here is the 18th and 19th. It’s not clean, but it’s alive. If you’re an experienced surfer and you’re desperate, Saturday with the S swell and 3ft to 5ft of grunt is your best shot. Sunday will be bigger and rougher. Until then, save the gas.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 211 | 183 | 159 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 251 | 309 | 388 | 694 | 455 | 375 | 596 | 521 | 527 | 432 | 421 | 416 | 322 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.59m | 1:38PM1.19m | 00:11AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.26m | 1:02AM1.24m | 2:54PM1.36m | 2:14AM1.05m | 3:38PM1.47m | 4:01AM0.89m | 4:26PM1.60m | 6:00AM0.86m | 5:19PM1.74m | 7:32AM0.92m | 6:12PM1.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM-0.01m | 6:27PM0.78m | 7:19AM0.10m | 7:38PM0.76m | 7:52AM0.23m | 9:07PM0.68m | 8:29AM0.38m | 10:41PM0.51m | 9:14AM0.52m | 00:00AM0.28m | 10:12AM0.64m | 1:02AM0.03m | 11:20AM0.72m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 211 | 211 | 169 | 151 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 251 | 248 | 352 | 694 | 455 | 74 | 149 | 521 | 527 | 199 | 179 | 416 | 322 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 20 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 183 | 159 | 116 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 309 | 43 | 56 | 57 | 375 | 596 | 99 | 106 | 432 | 421 | 111 | 116 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 19 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 21 |
| kJ | 17 | 183 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 163 | 162 | 36 | 388 | 14 | 212 | 171 | 210 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 211 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 66 |
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