Richmond Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.3 m) at 9 s, heading toward NNW, with light cross-offshore wind toward ESE.

Swell

1.3 m

NNW

9 s

Wind

6 km/h

ESE

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.5 m

Rising

Weather

13 °C

Overcast

18 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1.5 m · 8 s

NNW

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 6 °C

1 AM

Good

1.5 m · 8 s

NNW

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 5 °C

2 AM

Good

1.5 m · 8 s

NNW

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 5 °C

3 AM

Good

1.5 m · 8 s

NNW

5 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.7 m

Overcast · 5 °C

4 AM

Good

1.5 m · 8 s

NNW

5 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 4 °C

5 AM

Good

1.4 m · 8 s

NNW

5 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 4 °C

6 AM

Good

1.4 m · 8 s

NNW

4 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 4 °C

7 AM

Good

1.4 m · 8 s

NNW

4 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.6 m

Partly cloudy · 6 °C

8 AM

Good

1.4 m · 8 s

NNW

2 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 11 °C

9 AM

Good

1.4 m · 8 s

NNW

2 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 15 °C

10 AM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NNW

2 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

1 m

Mostly clear · 18 °C

11 AM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NNW

7 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 19 °C

12 PM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NNW

8 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 20 °C

1 PM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NNW

10 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 20 °C

2 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 8 s

NNW

13 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 20 °C

3 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

14 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 20 °C

4 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

15 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 19 °C

5 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

14 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Partly cloudy · 18 °C

6 PM

Good

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

9 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 17 °C

7 PM

Good

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

9 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 14 °C

8 PM

Good

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.5 m

Overcast · 13 °C

9 PM

Good

1.3 m · 9 s

NNW

7 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 11 °C

10 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NNW

7 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 11 °C

11 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NNW

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 10 °C

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