Bawley Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 150.40° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bawley Point sea temperature is

18.7°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bawley Point at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 10	S 10	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	134	89	47	47	57	54	73	67	45	45	23	23	55	52	108	183	158	127	181	255	284	293
Wind (km/h)	NW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW	S	SE	ESE	E	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide		9:24AM1.62m				10:05PM1.22m				10:08AM1.64m				10:58PM1.15m				10:57AM1.63m
Low Tide				4:01PM0.05m				3:44AM0.27m				4:53PM0.04m				4:30AM0.33m					5:50PM0.06m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	17	17	15	15	13	12	12	18	17	17	15	14	13	12	14	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	13	14	12	14	13	14	12	11	11	14	12	14	14	12	11	10	13	15	13	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	134	89	47	47	57	54	73	67	45	45	23	23	55	52	108	183	158	127	52	255	284	293
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	49	47	34	33	25	24	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	50	127	181	129	177	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 10	S 9	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	S 8	S 9	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	NE 7	ENE 7	S 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	8	6	—	—	—	14	14	6	6	19	17	41	43	7	5	52	9	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	E 4	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	10	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2
Distance (km)	12	0	0	39	188	580	45	0	0	0	7	0	147	188	10	7	7	0	0	55	575	45
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	3	1		2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4

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