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Governors Island Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Governors Island surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Governors Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Governors Island sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Governors Island today?
The current surf forecast for Governors Island at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Governors Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
433 | 366 | 372 | 366 | 334 | 286 | 281 | 275 | 225 | 198 | 160 | 160 | 130 | 133 | 116 | 88 | 67 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:23PM0.83m | 10:52PM1.15m | 1:16PM0.83m | 11:37PM1.13m | 2:07PM0.84m | 00:25AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.23m | 4:34PM0.68m | 6:25AM0.24m | 5:21PM0.70m | 7:11AM0.25m | 6:17PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 433 | 366 | 372 | 366 | 334 | 286 | 281 | 275 | 225 | 198 | 160 | 160 | 103 | 89 | 116 | 88 | 67 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 803 | 748 | 693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | SSE 15 | — | N 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 130 | 133 | 43 | 47 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 4 | N 9 | E 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 55 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 24 | 54 | 66 | 46 | 53 | 52 | 203 | 402 | 297 | 179 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 115 | 558 | 812 | 904 | 805 | 788 | 1361 | 1102 | 1215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 131 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 49 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 591 | 519 | 519 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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