Surf Forecasts:
Xa surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period, NE swell with 321 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Xa this week:
The surf forecast for Xa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Xa in the next 16 days are 2.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Xa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Xa is doing.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got north-easterly winds hammering the coast most days, and the swell is small, short period, and coming from the wrong direction for this reef set-up. The first real surfable day doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 11th of August, and even then it’s a pretty average morning.
The standout in this whole 16-day window, and the only one I’d really get excited about, is Monday the 17th of August. The morning looks clean with a light cross-offshore wind from the SSW, and we’ll see a solid 6ft swell from the SE. That’s a proper groundswell with a 10-second period, bringing moderate combined energy (924). The break itself is a reef, exposed to the east, so it’s set up to handle that longer period energy well. For a reef break, that’s a solid combo. Water temperature is around 74°, pretty average for August, so a spring suit is fine.
The week before that, there’s a couple of flickers. On Wednesday the 12th, early morning has a clean 6ft swell from the SSE with a cross-offshore wind, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit fat and lack punch. That’s a marginal session at best. Then on Saturday the 15th, the morning looks clean with a 3ft SSE swell, 12-second period, and light winds. That’s a long period groundswell for a small wave, but it’s clean and consistent energy (384). Worth a paddle if you’re desperate.
Then it all comes together on the 17th. That’s the one. After that, Tuesday the 18th is still surfable, with a 5ft ESE swell, but the wind is cross-onshore and the energy drops off. It’s a decent follow-up day, but the real magic is Monday morning.
So sum it up? A long stretch of rubbish, then a couple of glimpses, and one proper Monday morning rip. The reef will be working, and the crowd – well, it’s a reef that’s sometimes busy, so expect a few locals out. But with that offshore wind and chest-high swell, it’ll be worth the paddle out.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 138 | 145 | 173 | 167 | 191 | 212 | 215 | 158 | 135 | 132 | 181 | 117 | 196 | 186 | 213 | 238 | 251 | 194 | 251 | 194 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.27m | 6:16AM1.32m | 6:48PM1.18m | 7:13AM1.22m | 7:43PM1.09m | 8:34AM1.13m | 9:02PM1.02m | 10:26AM1.13m | 10:41PM1.02m | 12:01PM1.21m | 11:59PM1.11m | 1:06PM1.33m | 00:56AM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.23m | 00:08AM0.38m | 12:41PM0.34m | 00:57AM0.42m | 1:40PM0.46m | 2:04AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.56m | 3:40AM0.46m | 4:58PM0.58m | 5:18AM0.38m | 6:21PM0.52m | 6:30AM0.24m | 7:17PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 145 | 173 | 71 | 191 | 212 | 178 | 146 | 135 | 40 | 19 | 117 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 108 | 86 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 13 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 20 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 39 | 86 | 65 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 48 | 71 | 68 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | E 12 | SSE 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 23 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 167 | — | — | 215 | 158 | 134 | 132 | 181 | 13 | 196 | 186 | 213 | 238 | 251 | 194 | 251 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 369 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 392 | 379 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 390 | 393 | 44 | 44 |
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