Point Cartwright/Secrets 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.14° E

Issued: 9 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Cartwright/Secrets sea temperature is

22.7°C

Point Cartwright/Secrets 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 Point Cartwright/Secrets today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (15 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15						Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	356	335	302	293	255	240	225	232	200	152	152	128	126	147	182	239	250	286	263	258	268	290
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:50AM1.61m				10:27PM1.09m				11:37AM1.53m				11:12PM0.98m				12:36PM1.46m
Low Tide					5:20PM0.63m				4:32AM0.38m				6:26PM0.69m				5:12AM0.48m					7:55PM0.70m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	1	1	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	19	19	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 16	—	—	SE 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	5	—	—	7	15	12	51	36	37	37	51	51	7	37	22	11	18	111	111	109
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SSE 10	—	—	—	SE 13	E 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	12	5	4	4	4	7	9	—	—	—	7	51	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	356	335	302	293	255	240	225	232	200	152	152	128	126	147	182	239	250	286	263	258	268	290
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	34	170	170	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	170	170	170	34	34	34
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Rating (10 max)	2			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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