Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.43° S 145.06° E

Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pines sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Pines today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pines at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

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)
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
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)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
621
373
620
465
355
301
251
262
236
226
217
217
211
191
157
183
222
183
183
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:08AM2.04m
4:01PM2.07m
4:48AM1.99m
4:33PM1.99m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.16m
10:03AM0.53m
10:25PM0.18m
10:39AM0.64m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
16
15
14
11
10
8
5
5
6
6
8
8
7
6
7
9
10
10
8
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