Ins and Outs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.56° S 149.30° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ins and Outs sea temperature is

26.1°C

Ins and Outs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ins and Outs today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ins and Outs at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (12 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

Table - waves today at Ins and Outs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	54	32	31	36	53	74	85	90	96	93	111	90	90	90	75	75	72	75	78	60	66	66	59	59
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:06AM0.36m				1:25PM0.38m				1:27AM0.35m				1:49PM0.35m				1:46AM0.33m					2:09PM0.31m
Low Tide			7:16AM-0.00m				7:35PM0.04m				7:40AM0.02m				7:54PM0.06m					8:02AM0.04m				8:09PM0.09m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25
Feels °C	23	23	24	23	23	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	115	85	80	80	79	48	47	47	96	33	22	21	21	90	75	75	72	75	78	60	66	66	59	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 8	E 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 10	NE 10	E 8	E 8	NNW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NNE 11	NNW 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	33	19	23	31	30	19	18	18	46	15	6	12	14	21	13	13	13	12	12	10	12	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	N 10	E 8	N 10	N 10	NE 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 12	N 9	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	SE 9	NNE 11	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	35	32	31	12	18	12	17	17	16	7	7	14	6	13	12	24	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	54	13	22	36	53	74	85	90	—	93	111	90	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	35	35	35	32	59	25	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	25	25	25	20	13	13	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3		3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	4	5

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