Surf Forecasts:
Windansea surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SW swell with 661 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Windansea this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Windansea in the next 16 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Windansea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, it's Rusty. Look, I've been staring at the charts for Windansea and I gotta be straight with you—this is a pretty grim run. For this stretch of coast, we're looking at a solid two weeks of nothing to write home about. There's a glimmer of something on the horizon, but you'll need patience.
Windansea is the only break on the cards here, a classic reef setup that's fairly consistent, but the forecasts are just not delivering. The first week is a write-off. From Sunday the 30th of August right through to early September, it's a real struggle. The combined swell energy is moderate, but don't let that fool you. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, even when it's a light breeze, leaving the surface choppy and messy. The swell is small, mostly 2ft to 4ft, and while it's coming from the SW—which is the optimum direction for this spot—the period is all over the shop. A lot of the time it's short period windswell in the 8 to 14-second range, offering little power or shape. It's just frustrating.
We do see a bit of a pulse around Tuesday the 8th of September. The swell bumps up to 6ft with a 13-second period out of the SSW. That's a medium-period groundswell. That's the biggest wave height on the board, but the problem is the wind. On the morning, it's a light breeze from the SW, which is cross-onshore, so it's not clean. By the afternoon, it switches to a moderate WNW onshore, and it'll get messy. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there. It's a solid size for the spot, but the conditions just aren't lined up for a great session. At that size, it's not for beginners; it's getting into that more challenging territory for intermediate to advanced surfers.
Honestly, nothing really stands out here as a true call-out. The best of a bad bunch might be the morning of the 7th of September (Monday), where we have a 4ft SSW swell with a 12-second period and a light cross-onshore breeze—it's at least rideable. But even then, you're fighting a bit of texture. For the rest of the window, save your energy. The forecast is so poor for so long; it's one of those times where you just have to wait for the next proper swell to fill in.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 479 | 407 | 341 | 190 | 180 | 140 | 156 | 136 | 146 | 147 | 165 | 273 | 199 | 358 | 516 | 465 | 589 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.64m | 11:04AM1.60m | 11:08PM1.47m | 11:32AM1.65m | 11:54PM1.27m | 12:05PM1.67m | 00:55AM1.06m | 12:47PM1.67m | 2:36AM0.89m | 1:44PM1.64m | 3:09PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.13m | 5:10PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.27m | 5:59PM0.30m | 5:35AM0.43m | 6:59PM0.30m | 5:59AM0.60m | 8:20PM0.30m | 6:22AM0.75m | 10:05PM0.25m | 11:38PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 612 | 118 | 121 | 109 | 79 | 180 | 114 | 156 | 70 | 146 | 147 | 134 | 222 | 199 | 212 | 516 | 465 | 589 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 479 | 407 | 341 | 190 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 136 | 109 | 26 | 78 | 30 | 38 | 358 | 158 | 150 | 121 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 44 | 74 | 189 | 176 | 140 | 85 | 50 | 2 | 60 | 165 | 273 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 25 | 27 | — | 25 | 45 | — | 40 | 54 | 73 | 51 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 150 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 266 | 18 |
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