Point Cartwright/Secrets 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.14° E

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Cartwright/Secrets sea temperature is

20.6° 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 (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12				Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	143	135	104	86	86	64	63	60	49	48	32	31	28	38	25	25	25	19	19	19	19	19	9	9
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	NE	ENE	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	E	ENE	N	W	SW	SW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:42PM2.02m				6:43AM1.33m					7:33PM2.11m				7:36AM1.37m				8:21PM2.14m				8:27AM1.40m
Low Tide	11:47AM0.22m					1:17AM0.47m			12:40PM0.16m					2:08AM0.40m				1:32PM0.12m				2:56AM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	20	19	16	15	15	18	20	19	18	18	17	15	15	18	20	19	18	18	17	15	13	15
Feels °C	18	20	17	16	13	13	13	16	18	17	16	16	15	13	12	16	18	17	17	17	13	10	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	143	135	104	86	86	64	63	60	49	48	32	31	28	38	25	25	25	19	19	19	19	19	9	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 3	E 10	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 5
kJ	—	1	2	—	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	3	3	3	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	—	NE 10	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 7	NE 9	—	S 7	E 9	NE 9
kJ	—	2	4	4	4	4	2	—	4	—	—	—	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	—	1	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 4	NNW 3	W 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 2	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3
kJ	2	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	13	82	0	17	17	33	187	552	1094	159	192	439	439
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	1	9	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	6	5	5	8	5	9	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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