South Kingscliff Beach

Kingscliff, Australia

Sand

Visibility is 0.2 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.3 m) at 8 s, heading toward NW, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward SE.

Swell

1.3 m

NW

8 s

Wind

11 km/h

SE

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.7 m

Falling

Weather

13 °C

Mostly clear

21 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1.4 m · 7 s

NW

11 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 14 °C

1 AM

Good

1.4 m · 7 s

NW

13 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 15 °C

2 AM

Good

1.4 m · 7 s

NW

14 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 15 °C

3 AM

Good

1.3 m · 7 s

NW

14 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.8 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

4 AM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NW

12 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

5 AM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NW

11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

6 AM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NW

10 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.6 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

7 AM

Good

1.3 m · 8 s

NW

9 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.6 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

8 AM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

NW

8 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 18 °C

9 AM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

NW

7 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 21 °C

10 AM

Fair

1.1 m · 8 s

NW

8 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1 m

Clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Fair

1.1 m · 8 s

NW

9 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 8 s

NW

13 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 24 °C

1 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 8 s

NW

15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 24 °C

2 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 8 s

NW

13 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 24 °C

3 PM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

NW

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 24 °C

4 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NW

10 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 23 °C

5 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NW

7 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 21 °C

6 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NW

8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Clear · 19 °C

7 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NW

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 18 °C

8 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NW

3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 17 °C

9 PM

Good

1.2 m · 9 s

NW

3 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 16 °C

10 PM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

NW

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 15 °C

11 PM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NW

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 14 °C

Nearby spots

Explore nearby breaks, starting with the closest. Worth a look when the wind spoils the surf here.