Observation City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.88° S 115.75° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Observation City sea temperature is

20.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Observation City today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Observation City at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	4	3	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	880	808	692	680	734	680	857	668	838	1379	596	520	1037	2093	2697	921	1735	1367	1144	1011	1120	1269	458	359	706	514
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:52AM0.42m				7:56PM0.45m				7:10AM0.37m				7:46PM0.51m					8:21AM0.33m			7:55PM0.58m
Low Tide		2:33AM0.38m			1:40PM0.23m					3:05AM0.30m			1:01PM0.28m					3:39AM0.23m			11:53AM0.29m					4:11AM0.17m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	16	22	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	20	19	19	18	19	17	15	17	24	24	22	24	19	16	15
Feels °C	10	9	13	20	12	12	11	12	11	13	14	16	13	13	13	15	13	10	12	20	20	17	20	14	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	—	WSW 12	SW 8	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	880	808	692	680	734	680	857	668	838	1379	596	520	280	1291	1079	921	1735	1367	1144	1011	669	—	458	223	706	514
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	—	—
kJ	61	60	58	53	100	184	520	333	325	—	407	392	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	359	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 22	SW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	9	18	44	75	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	—	ESE 3	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SW 13	SW 12	SW 6	SE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3
kJ	28	—	2	—	—	34	59	47	49	51	39	36	1037	2093	2697	352	12	20	20	4	1120	1269	176	8	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	77	0	0	32	158	195	158	158	158	0	0	158	2149	2438	1793	1624	3	3	231	3	158	158	206	217	110	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4						4	4						4	4		3					3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	6	4	7	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5	6

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