Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.38° S 153.10° E

National Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's National Park sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at National Park today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for National Park at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
4
1.5
NE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
42
32
36
30
44
41
119
119
72
39
102
77
49
41
583
820
818
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
0
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:48PM1.52m
9:26AM1.80m
9:19PM1.41m
10:04AM1.75m
9:51PM1.29m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.23m
3:41PM0.50m
3:23AM0.30m
4:24PM0.61m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
23
21
20
20
20
24
27
26
23
20
20
20
21
24
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
23
21
21
21
20
25
26
25
24
23
22
21
21
22
17
15
15
15
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