National Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.38° S 153.10° E

National Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's National Park sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for National Park at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
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)
1.9
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
9
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
485
551
507
429
191
222
187
187
423
361
260
245
299
246
135
152
337
308
265
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:58AM1.47m
11:42PM1.35m
12:54PM1.43m
00:19AM1.22m
2:04PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.68m
6:06AM0.47m
6:58PM0.82m
6:49AM0.55m
8:30PM0.90m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
16
17
16
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