Bushrangers Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.49° S 144.91° E

Bushrangers Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bushrangers Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Bushrangers Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bushrangers Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Bushrangers Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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)
1
1
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1438
1402
1171
1020
940
597
821
621
373
620
465
355
301
251
223
239
226
217
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
45
N
40
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:23AM1.67m
3:25PM1.71m
4:06AM1.65m
3:58PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.17m
9:22AM0.35m
9:47PM0.13m
10:01AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
12
12
14
15
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
7
8
11
11
10
11
14
14
12
10
8
8
5
3
5
6
8
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