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Free 16-day surf forecasts, destination guides and historical conditions for 560+ spots across 32 countries — no subscription.
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SwellByte has grown from spot forecasts into a full surf-trip companion.
16-day forecasts
Multi-day outlooks with swell height, period and direction, wind, tide and live buoy readings — and a clear rating for every spot.
Find a spot →Destination guides
Guides to the world's best surf regions: when to go, what the waves are like, how to get there and where to stay.
Browse guides →Monthly consistency
Historical charts showing average swell and how often each region breaks over 3ft, month by month — so you travel at the right time.
See an example →The same coastline, read for wind
Kitesurfing, wing foiling and windsurfing want the opposite of what surfing wants: cross-shore instead of offshore, and hours instead of days. Wind mode re-reads all 560+ spots across 32 countries that way — hourly knots, gusts, and a rating that knows a clean 18 from a gusty one. Nothing to sign up for.
10-day hourly wind
Hour by hour in knots, with gusts, direction and a rating built for wind sports — here cross-shore is the good direction, not offshore.
Six models, one forecast
Every hour is a weighted blend of the models that reach the spot. We show the mix, the share each one carries, and — drawn behind the forecast — exactly where they disagree.
Live station wind
Where there is an anemometer nearby, its reading sits beside the forecast — so you can see whether the models are running hot before you load the car.
Start here: Santa Marianita wind forecast · Kanaha Beach wind forecast · Valdevaqueros (Tarifa) wind forecast · Punta Paloma (Tarifa) wind forecast · Leucate wind forecast · Le Goulet (Étang de Leucate) wind forecast
Explore surf regions
Browse by continent and country, then drill into regions and spots.
Latest news
All news →- Hurricane
Hurricane Outlook: Gulf Storm Aims at Upper Texas, Dolly's Remnants Fizzle
The NHC is tracking two systems: a low south of Louisiana with a 70 percent chance of becoming a short-lived tropical storm before it hits the Upper Texas coast Tuesday, and the fast-moving remnants of Dolly near Hispaniola. Neither is a groundswell event.
- Swell event
Long-Period South Swell Lights Up the Pacific This Week, Tropics Stir off Mexico
A clean New Zealand groundswell peaks midweek across California and Hawaii, a second pulse follows for the weekend, and forecasters are watching a tropical low set to form off southwest Mexico.
- Outlook
2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season: What Surfers Can Expect
A strong El Niño is expected to suppress Atlantic activity this year. Here's what a quieter season means for groundswell on the US East Coast, the Caribbean and beyond.