Surf Forecasts:
15th Street surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period, SSW swell with 904 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 15th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 15th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 15th Street in the next 16 days are 1.1m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8AM. 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+) | 2AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 15th Street over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cookin’ at 15th Street for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, it’s pretty grim. The first wave of the run on Friday the 3rd is only 3ft from the SSW with a super long 16-second period. The wind is onshore at 9 mph from the west, wrecking any chance of clean waves. It’s a total write-off.
Things start to build up a little by the middle of next week. From Monday the 6th through Wednesday the 8th, the swell climbs from about 3ft to 4ft. The combined energy hits the moderate range, topping out at 919 (moderate wave energy) on Wednesday morning. But again, the wind is light onshore – not ideal, but it’s the best you’re going to get.
If you’re itching for a session, Wednesday the 8th afternoon is the cream of a pretty weak crop. The swell is 4ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, and the wind is a light onshore breeze at 6 mph. The water is 69°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s a plus.
After that, it’s a long dry spell. From Thursday the 9th all the way through to Saturday the 18th, it’s almost all poor conditions – cross-onshore or onshore winds, and the swell pretty much disappears. There’s a stretch of over a week where you’d be better off doing something else.
So, the only window worth paddling out for is from the 6th to the 8th. 15th Street can get crowded often, but with this kind of surf, it might be a mellow crowd. Tuesday the 7th has a very long 18-second period groundswell – that means better shaped waves but at a beach-and-reef spot, you’ll want to hunt for a good bank. Wednesday the 8th is the pick, but don’t expect perfection.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 397 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 217 | 352 | 273 | 587 | 326 | 339 | 485 | 659 | 603 | 768 | 659 | 651 | 675 | 545 | 481 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.55m | 11:33PM1.96m | 1:35PM1.60m | 00:12AM1.80m | 2:10PM1.67m | 1:02AM1.62m | 2:48PM1.76m | 2:14AM1.43m | 3:32PM1.86m | 4:00AM1.29m | 4:22PM1.99m | 5:57AM1.27m | 5:16PM2.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM1.17m | 6:47AM0.43m | 6:30PM1.17m | 7:16AM0.54m | 7:39PM1.15m | 7:48AM0.66m | 9:05PM1.06m | 8:24AM0.80m | 10:36PM0.89m | 9:11AM0.93m | 11:54PM0.67m | 10:13AM1.04m | 00:56AM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 397 | 397 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 217 | 352 | 273 | 587 | 326 | 322 | 436 | 659 | 603 | 768 | 659 | 651 | 675 | 545 | 481 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 10 | W 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 10 | 214 | 212 | 140 | 151 | 116 | 11 | 22 | 339 | 485 | 57 | 59 | 94 | 142 | 91 | 72 | 121 | 117 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | S 19 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 181 | 260 | 33 | 44 | 121 | 220 | 13 | 118 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 199 | 0 | 122 | 204 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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