Lauderdale Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.91° S 147.51° E

Lauderdale Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lauderdale Point sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Lauderdale Point today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lauderdale Point at 6AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s

Table - waves today at Lauderdale Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
20
21
95
28
66
64
20
6
7
6
7
17
7
25
25
22
29
86
27
57
54
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19AM0.47m
12:41PM0.72m
2:40AM0.45m
1:14PM0.75m
3:51AM0.44m
1:54PM0.77m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.41m
8:30PM0.28m
5:41AM0.42m
9:16PM0.25m
6:10AM0.43m
9:59PM0.22m
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6:58
6:56
6:54
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5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
13
11
9
8
9
11
12
10
10
8
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
14
10
9
8
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
8
5
4
5
7
8
6
6
3
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