
Surf Forecasts:
Zippers-Costa Azul surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 4,373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zippers-Costa Azul this week:
The surf forecast for Zippers-Costa Azul over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Zippers-Costa Azul in the next 16 days are 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zippers-Costa Azul over the next 16 days.
Right folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks down at Zippers-Costa Azul.
First thing you need to know is the water is cooking. It’s sitting at 85°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s seriously unusual, so you won’t need a wetsuit, that’s for sure.
The opening stretch is a bit of a flat, messy story. Through the first week, the swell is small and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so the surf is pretty ragged. We’ve got a weak, combined energy here, mostly around the 400 to 600 mark, which is nothing to get excited about. The best of this early period is a tiny window on Monday afternoon the 13th with a light 3 mph cross-swell and a 3ft swell from the SSW, but it’s still marginal. Things stay quiet and poor through Wednesday the 15th.
Then we get a pulse. On Thursday the 16th, the swell jumps up to 8ft from the S, but it’s coming with a 12 mph onshore wind, so it’s going to be a messy, choppy mess. The energy spikes to 2180, but it’s not for paddling. The real ramp-up hits Friday the 17th, with a 12ft SSW swell and 12 mph onshore winds. The combined energy hits 2998, which is powerful, but it’s a full-on, blown-out beast. That’s expert-only territory, and honestly, with that wind, it looks more like a kiteboarding session than a surfing one.
After that big pulse, the swell drops back through the weekend, but the wind stays messy. Saturday the 18th is a washout, and Sunday the 19th offers a tiny 4ft SW swell with a light onshore breeze – still poor.
Now, here’s the standout. Look at Wednesday the 22nd of July. The morning is glassy. Glassy! A 7ft swell from the SSW with a 3 mph glassy wind. The energy is solid at 1515. This is the day for experienced surfers. The waves will have some punch from that 12-second period, and with no wind, it’ll be clean. But Thursday the 23rd is even better. The morning brings a 8ft SW swell with a 6 mph cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, and the energy jumps to 2199. The afternoon is even cleaner, with a 8ft SW swell and a 6 mph cross-offshore from the N. That’s the pick of the whole run. Excellent, clean, powerful surf for the experienced crew.
Friday the 24th holds with a 7ft S swell in the morning, clean cross-offshore winds, and then the afternoon goes glassy again with a 6ft S swell. The period is short on that afternoon swell though, only 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit softer and more crumbly.
The last weekend, the 25th and 26th, has some fun options. Saturday the 25th afternoon is a standout: a 12ft SE swell, clean cross-offshore winds, and an energy reading of 2786. That’s a big, powerful, clean swell, but it’s for experts only. Sunday the 26th afternoon has a 4ft SW swell with a very long 18-second period and clean cross-offshore winds, but it’s a smaller, longer-period groundswell that might be a bit too straight for a beach break.
So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off. The best days are Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of July for solid, clean, powerful waves. The afternoon of Saturday the 25th is also a big, clean option for the experts. Get out there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 9 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
421 | 465 | 325 | 342 | 277 | 249 | 319 | 316 | 131 | 208 | 255 | 340 | 1838 | 2041 | 4373 | 2897 | 1076 | 494 | 271 | 208 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | on | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.24m | 6:44PM1.84m | 8:54AM1.29m | 7:33PM1.89m | 9:30AM1.32m | 8:20PM1.88m | 10:04AM1.34m | 9:04PM1.81m | 10:38AM1.36m | 9:47PM1.69m | 11:11AM1.37m | 10:28PM1.51m | 11:44AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.90m | 2:10AM-0.09m | 1:28PM0.84m | 2:51AM-0.11m | 2:15PM0.78m | 3:31AM-0.06m | 3:00PM0.74m | 4:07AM0.04m | 3:46PM0.73m | 4:40AM0.18m | 4:34PM0.73m | 5:09AM0.35m | 5:26PM0.75m | ||||||||
5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
— | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 9 | SW 17 |
421 | 465 | 325 | 342 | 277 | 249 | 195 | 189 | 131 | 205 | 255 | 190 | 1838 | 2041 | 4373 | 2897 | 1076 | 408 | 252 | 197 | 580 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
72 | 72 | 71 | 47 | 184 | 45 | 319 | 316 | 111 | 208 | 208 | 340 | 50 | 43 | 24 | 101 | 377 | 494 | 271 | 146 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | WNW 4 | SSE 9 | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 20 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
3 | 71 | 79 | 12 | 45 | 96 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 83 | 82 | 100 | 57 | 96 | 18 | 77 | 183 | 366 | 208 | 208 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
— | 3 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 17 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 455 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 455 | 0 | 426 | 455 | 0 | 158 | 501 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 0 |
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Information about the Zippers-Costa Azul Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Zippers-Costa Azul provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Zippers-Costa Azul can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Zippers-Costa Azul surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Zippers-Costa Azul) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Zippers-Costa Azul may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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