Bawley Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 150.40° E

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bawley Point sea temperature is

18.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bawley Point today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bawley Point at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 8	S 9	S 8	SSE 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	490	470	356	355	465	266	214	397	308	191	136	86	63	73	66	94	91	86	62	48	35	47	38	55
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	NNE	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	SSW	W	WNW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide				8:43AM1.56m				9:14PM1.27m				9:24AM1.62m				10:05PM1.22m				10:08AM1.64m				10:58PM1.15m
Low Tide		2:23AM0.20m				3:12PM0.09m				3:03AM0.22m				4:01PM0.05m				3:44AM0.27m				4:53PM0.04m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—
mm	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	14	15	17	15	15	14	13	14	17	16	16	16	14	13	12	12	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	9	11	12	12	13	11	12	13	12	13	14	11	13	14	13	12	11	11	14	12	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 9	NE 10	NE 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	490	470	356	251	465	177	125	397	308	191	136	86	63	73	66	36	91	86	62	48	35	47	38	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 15	—	NE 10	—	S 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	—	4	—	211	—	70	84	83	62	49	47	34	32	24	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	22	—	—	13	8	6	6	6	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	—	S 8	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—
kJ	18	146	302	355	—	266	214	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	94	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	55	0	22	0	55	94	0	0	0	0	0	39	94	608	45	0	0	0	7	0	175	94	28	0
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