National Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.38° S 153.10° E

National Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's National Park sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for National Park at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
SE
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
41
26
26
26
73
25
25
25
75
26
26
26
27
27
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:45PM2.04m
9:01AM1.57m
9:24PM1.94m
9:44AM1.58m
10:00PM1.81m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.20m
2:58PM0.15m
3:46AM0.21m
3:41PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
12
14
14
14
15
15
14
11
11
13
14
14
15
14
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