Bawley Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 150.40° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bawley Point sea temperature is

19.0°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bawley Point at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	ESE 8	SE 8	NE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 7	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 11	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	38	13	31	8	139	180	157	139	85	58	18	1093	1301	1123	628	391	409	286	1015	838
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:48AM1.48m				10:19PM1.17m				10:22AM1.47m					11:01PM1.09m			10:59AM1.43m
Low Tide				4:18PM0.18m				4:02AM0.34m					5:01PM0.21m			4:35AM0.41m					5:45PM0.25m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	29	32	29	20	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	14	12	11	11	11	13	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	18	26	28	26	18	14	14	13	14	15	14	13	10	6	4	4	6	7	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ENE 5	NE 5	ESE 8	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	S 8	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	26	9	5	13	12	8	9	10	157	139	85	18	18	9	9	9	9	8	253	286	694	640
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 4	W 3	E 8	ESE 7	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 8	NE 8	S 16	SSE 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	10	26	17	3	1	6	5	12	11	17	26	14	8	15	9	6	2	5	38	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	NE 6	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 7	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	S 15	N 12	—	—	—	N 12	S 16	ENE 9	NE 7	E 15	E 15
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	13	12	6	4	3	—	—	—	3	5	8	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 6	WNW 2	SE 8	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 5	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	38	1	31	62	139	180	—	—	—	58	110	1093	1301	1123	628	391	409	156	1015	838
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