Point Lonsdale Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.30° S 144.61° E

Point Lonsdale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Lonsdale sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

Point Lonsdale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Point Lonsdale today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Lonsdale at 4AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Point Lonsdale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
16
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1338
1451
1451
1338
1299
1006
809
892
1880
1602
1665
1632
1750
1730
1395
1109
932
851
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
4:29AM1.48m
4:02PM1.39m
5:05AM1.42m
4:30PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.16m
10:20AM0.56m
10:30PM0.20m
10:52AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
8
8
8
11
19
20
18
17
16
16
15
16
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
7
8
4
4
4
6
14
15
14
11
8
9
9
10
15
17
17
15
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