Bawley Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 150.40° E

Bawley Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bawley Point sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Bawley Point today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bawley Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
S
10
0.8
E
6
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
31
42
56
50
67
64
64
54
52
107
115
124
80
60
26
54
22
16
15
27
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:11PM1.30m
00:26AM1.04m
12:58PM1.27m
1:24AM0.93m
1:52PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.33m
6:35PM0.42m
6:20AM0.42m
7:40PM0.46m
7:03AM0.50m
8:53PM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
19
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
17
17
15
14
14
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