Nettley Bay Reefs surfForecast / TAS – West Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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Nettley Bay Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nettley Bay Reefs sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nettley Bay Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Nettley Bay Reefs at 12PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Nettley Bay Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1184
1116
1139
1102
1124
1000
940
2938
3143
3495
3301
2653
1921
1518
1337
1167
1471
1584
1932
4056
4717
4766
4249
3424
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:57PM0.50m
11:47PM0.27m
3:33PM0.46m
00:29AM0.28m
4:09PM0.42m
1:15AM0.27m
Low Tide
6:49AM-0.05m
9:59PM0.27m
7:29AM-0.03m
10:15PM0.27m
8:08AM0.01m
10:44PM0.26m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
13
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Energy kJ
568
675
737
813
1124
1000
940
2938
3143
3495
3301
2653
1921
1518
1337
1167
1471
1584
1932
4056
4717
4766
4249
3424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
823
803
886
793
65
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1184
1116
1139
1102
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
3
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
253
253
268
263
281
263
195
253
120
120
120
253
253
253
251
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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