Windy Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.83° S 116.02° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Windy Harbour sea temperature is

17.7°C

Windy Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Windy Harbour today (29 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Windy Harbour at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	17s
Evening (29 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	17s

Table - waves today at Windy Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 29								Sunday 30								Monday 31
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	3	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	611	1004	1242	2660	4770	5729	5801	5733	6625	7946	7191	7029	5884	4949	4645	4412	3827	3681	3544	4055	3470	5677	3102	6461
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	SSE	S	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:31PM0.58m			10:59AM0.80m					11:44PM0.61m				11:30AM0.71m				11:55PM0.65m				11:50AM0.60m
Low Tide		4:24AM0.41m					5:49PM0.34m				5:10AM0.41m				5:50PM0.40m				6:02AM0.42m				5:25PM0.43m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	16	16	14	14	13	14	14	18	21	20	18	16	15	15	16	18	18	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	8	9	12	12	11	12	10	12	12	17	21	20	18	16	14	13	14	13	12	7	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 14	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	611	648	1154	2660	4770	5729	5801	5733	6625	7946	7191	7029	5884	4949	4645	4412	3827	3681	3544	4055	3470	3990	3102	6461
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 20	—	—	SSW 24	SW 22	—	—	—	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	323	1004	1242	1014	—	—	54	471	—	—	—	70	17	45	41	30	8	8	4	12	8	7	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	365	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 4	W 6	SW 16	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	32	31	32	32	34	56	62	43	33	33	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	41	136	5677	1011	942
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	25	25	125	120	125	120	25	25	80	25	25	25	25	62	19	19	19	62	182	256	256	174	154
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	9	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	9	8	7

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