Cape Northumberland Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.67° E

Cape Northumberland 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Northumberland sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.3° 

Cape Northumberland 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 Northumberland today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Northumberland at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3065
2909
2995
2743
2448
2412
2094
1945
1697
1545
1379
1125
1088
1299
1169
1094
1180
1234
1076
1067
1303
1440
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:55PM0.74m
1:39AM1.14m
1:02PM0.68m
2:06AM1.18m
1:04PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.40m
6:43PM0.25m
8:18AM0.42m
6:55PM0.18m
8:50AM0.46m
7:09PM0.12m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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6:07
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6:05
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6:05
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7:35
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7:36
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
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