Surf Forecasts:
Windansea surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s 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★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. 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+) | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| 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 again, now in feet and miles per hour. Windansea is looking pretty bleak over the next couple weeks. Small SW groundswell with long periods, but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, killing any chance of clean waves. There are no real highlights, just a couple of days that are “less terrible.”
Tuesday July 7 starts with a 3.6ft SW swell at 18 seconds – long-period groundswell – but west wind at 9 mph blowing onshore. Combined energy moderate at 785, but only a 1/10 rating. Not worth it. Wednesday July 8 sees 3.3ft at 16 seconds; morning has a light cross-onshore, afternoon turns onshore. That afternoon gets a 2/10, the best score of the whole forecast, but it’s still poor. Energy ranges 639-882, moderate, but the wind is the problem.
Thursday July 9 through the weekend and into the next week it’s all downhill. Swell drops to 2.9ft, then 2.6ft, and the wind picks up – moderate cross-shore on Friday July 10 with 16 mph southerly, making a mess. Scores are zero. By Saturday July 11 the energy is down to 385. Everything is either “poor surf conditions” or “marginal” with tidal issues. The only other day that reaches a 2/10 is Sunday July 19 morning: 2.6ft SW at 17 seconds, light NW cross-onshore at 6 mph, energy 631. That’s in the second week and still marginal. After that, the swell barely reaches 3.6ft again on Monday July 20, but again onshore west wind. The rest of the period is mostly 1.3ft to 2.6ft with poor conditions.
For beginners, the swell is small but the wind is ugly – stay home. Advanced surfers won’t find much either; the reef needs clean east winds to work. The July 8 afternoon and July 19 morning
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 694 | 460 | 375 | 527 | 521 | 527 | 432 | 421 | 416 | 322 | 309 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 288 | 362 | 367 | 232 | 225 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.05m | 3:38PM1.47m | 4:01AM0.89m | 4:26PM1.60m | 6:00AM0.86m | 5:19PM1.74m | 7:32AM0.92m | 6:12PM1.89m | 8:33AM1.01m | 7:06PM2.02m | 9:21AM1.09m | 7:58PM2.13m | 10:03AM1.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.68m | 8:29AM0.38m | 10:41PM0.51m | 9:14AM0.52m | 00:00AM0.28m | 10:12AM0.64m | 1:02AM0.03m | 11:20AM0.72m | 1:54AM-0.19m | 12:27PM0.74m | 2:42AM-0.36m | 1:29PM0.71m | 3:28AM-0.47m | 2:25PM0.66m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 694 | 79 | 124 | 145 | 118 | 527 | 194 | 188 | 416 | 118 | 309 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 288 | 362 | 367 | 232 | 225 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 352 | 77 | 460 | 375 | 527 | 521 | 95 | 432 | 421 | 113 | 322 | 90 | 44 | 34 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | W 24 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | S 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 388 | 14 | 212 | 132 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 37 | 7 | 60 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 127 | 66 | 4 | 150 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
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