Point Cartwright/Secrets 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Cartwright/Secrets sea temperature is

21.1°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 (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Evening (09 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 9								Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	15	32	29	19	17	46	46	47	69	12	483	679	658	588	480	395	309	332	342	320	264	262
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	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			6:34AM1.41m					7:02PM1.94m				7:17AM1.53m				7:42PM1.92m				7:58AM1.62m				8:19PM1.85m
Low Tide	00:49AM0.29m				12:29PM0.16m					1:26AM0.22m				1:17PM0.12m				2:01AM0.17m				2:00PM0.12m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	19	20	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	19
Feels °C	15	14	14	18	18	19	17	16	17	16	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	14	14	15	32	29	19	17	46	46	47	12	12	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	—	—	S 23	—	S 23	SE 21	—	E 16	E 15
kJ	7	7	14	16	10	14	13	13	12	12	14	4	4	4	—	—	—	11	—	10	17	—	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	NE 6	ESE 13	ESE 12	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 16	E 16	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	6	14	14	11	11	1	17	15	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	116	89	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69	143	483	679	658	588	480	395	309	332	342	320	264	262
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	17	3	0	0	33	6	6	4	0	0	17	34	552	486	170	170	170	165	34	34	170	34	34	34
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2							3	2		2	2	2
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