Massacres Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.60° S 142.86° E

Massacres 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Massacres sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Massacres today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Massacres at 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
8
8
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3357
2942
2155
5337
2648
2195
4134
4657
4382
6081
8568
8451
8335
7714
7714
7583
8810
11766
12001
11185
9205
7178
Wind (km/h)
25
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
4:22AM0.56m
1:43PM0.58m
5:17AM0.50m
1:13PM0.59m
12:37PM0.61m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.46m
9:19PM0.13m
7:38AM0.49m
9:26PM0.19m
9:10PM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
21
24
17
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
13
17
10
9
6
3
2
3
5
5
6
7
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
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