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Kingscliff surf report and forecast

New South Wales, Australia · updated 02 Nov 2026, 23:49 AEDT · NOAA GFS-Wave cycle 20261102_06z
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0.6rating now (B 2 · A 0)
0.5 m (1.8 ft)wave height now
5.8 speriod
ENEswell from
1 kt SSWwind glassy
22 °C (72 °F)water · Rash guard or 1-2 mm shorty
05:53 / 19:05sunrise / sunset

Swell 1: 0.5 m 6 s ENE · Swell 2: 0.2 m 5 s SSE · Swell 3: 0.1 m 10 s SE

Best window this week: Monday 08:00 AEDT — 6.7 1.2 m (4.1 ft) at 11 s, cross-shore wind. Ratings: 0–10 for an intermediate surfer; B = beginner, A = advanced. Offshore/onshore is judged against the coast's orientation (70° faces the sea).

7-day surf forecast

DayRatingWave heightPeriodSwell fromWindSun
Mon 02 Nov0.7 B 2 · A 00.5–0.6 m (1.8–2.1 ft)6 sENE6 kt cross-onshore05:53–19:05
Tue 03 Nov1.3 B 3 · A 00.5–0.9 m (1.6–3.0 ft)6 sE8 kt cross-shore05:52–19:06
Wed 04 Nov1.9 B 4 · A 10.6–0.8 m (1.9–2.5 ft)7 sE11 kt offshore05:51–19:07
Thu 05 Nov2.8 B 6 · A 10.6–1.2 m (2.1–3.8 ft)8 sE12 kt cross-shore05:51–19:07
Fri 06 Nov3.7 B 5 · A 20.8–1.2 m (2.8–3.9 ft)9 sESE10 kt cross-shore05:50–19:08
Sat 07 Nov4.7 B 7 · A 20.8–1.1 m (2.6–3.5 ft)9 sESE11 kt cross-shore05:49–19:09
Sun 08 Nov4.0 B 6 · A 20.8–1.6 m (2.7–5.4 ft)9 sESE15 kt cross-shore05:49–19:10

Today and tomorrow, every 3 hours

TimeRatingWavePeriod · fromWind
Mon 23:000.6 B 2 · A 00.5 m (1.8 ft)6 s ENE1 kt SSW glassy
Tue 02:000.5 B 2 · A 00.5 m (1.7 ft)6 s E4 kt S glassy
Tue 05:000.4 B 2 · A 00.5 m (1.6 ft)6 s E4 kt S glassy
Tue 08:000.5 B 2 · A 00.5 m (1.6 ft)6 s E2 kt SE glassy
Tue 11:000.5 B 2 · A 00.5 m (1.7 ft)6 s E8 kt NW cross-offshore
Tue 14:001.3 B 3 · A 00.6 m (2.0 ft)7 s E13 kt N cross-shore
Tue 17:000.6 B 1 · A 00.8 m (2.8 ft)4 s NE15 kt NNW cross-shore
Tue 20:001.1 B 2 · A 00.9 m (3.0 ft)5 s NE10 kt N cross-shore
Tue 23:001.7 B 3 · A 10.8 m (2.6 ft)6 s ENE9 kt WNW cross-offshore

Kingscliff tide chart

+0.9 m-0.7 mTue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09
DayHigh and low tide (AEDT, height vs. mean sea level)
Mon 02 NovLow 22:10 (-0.5 m / -1.8 ft)
Tue 03 NovHigh 04:10 (+0.2 m / +0.6 ft) · Low 09:40 (-0.4 m / -1.2 ft) · High 16:10 (+0.7 m / +2.2 ft) · Low 23:10 (-0.6 m / -1.9 ft)
Wed 04 NovHigh 05:20 (+0.3 m / +1.1 ft) · Low 11:00 (-0.4 m / -1.3 ft) · High 17:10 (+0.6 m / +2.1 ft) · Low 23:50 (-0.7 m / -2.1 ft)
Thu 05 NovHigh 06:10 (+0.5 m / +1.6 ft) · Low 12:00 (-0.4 m / -1.4 ft) · High 18:00 (+0.6 m / +1.9 ft)
Fri 06 NovLow 00:30 (-0.7 m / -2.3 ft) · High 06:50 (+0.6 m / +2.0 ft) · Low 13:00 (-0.5 m / -1.6 ft) · High 18:50 (+0.5 m / +1.7 ft)
Sat 07 NovLow 01:00 (-0.7 m / -2.3 ft) · High 07:30 (+0.7 m / +2.4 ft) · Low 13:40 (-0.5 m / -1.7 ft) · High 19:30 (+0.5 m / +1.5 ft)
Sun 08 NovLow 01:30 (-0.7 m / -2.4 ft) · High 08:10 (+0.8 m / +2.7 ft) · Low 14:30 (-0.6 m / -1.8 ft) · High 20:10 (+0.4 m / +1.3 ft)

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Waves: NOAA GFS-Wave global 0.25deg, cycle 20261102 06z (NOMADS). Tides: GOT4.10c (NASA GSFC) via pyTMD. Water: sea surface temperature: Open-Meteo Marine API (ECMWF / Météo-France), CC BY 4.0. Times in local time (Australia/Sydney). Forecast for the nearest open-water model point (-28.00, 153.50); local bathymetry, tide and wind change conditions at the beach.