Observation City Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.88° S 115.75° E

Observation City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Observation City sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Observation City today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Observation City at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
2
0
0
1
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1899
2191
2895
3698
3951
4213
4267
4267
4374
3993
3685
3298
2977
2940
3213
2164
3267
3199
3075
3204
3072
3797
4270
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:02AM0.52m
2:57AM0.57m
4:07AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.21m
2:59PM0.14m
3:09PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
15
16
13
12
10
10
14
12
12
14
13
15
14
13
12
10
10
9
7
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