Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.91° S 145.93° E

Cape Liptrap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Liptrap sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Cape Liptrap today (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Liptrap at 9PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Cape Liptrap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
477
465
459
322
318
245
255
504
458
502
496
477
459
393
537
610
515
508
508
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
0
ENE
10
S
10
N
20
N
20
N
10
W
15
WNW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM2.20m
2:19AM2.35m
2:10PM2.29m
2:59AM2.48m
2:45PM2.37m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.56m
8:09AM0.83m
8:22PM0.35m
8:48AM0.79m
8:59PM0.16m
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5:52
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2
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2
10
7
5
Temp °C
19
21
19
19
19
18
18
19
22
22
19
16
16
15
17
18
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
20
19
19
15
15
12
14
18
15
12
14
14
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