Point Hicks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.80° S 149.29° E

Point Hicks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Hicks sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Point Hicks today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Hicks at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.5
WSW
6
2.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.1
SW
7
1.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
196
346
380
542
385
311
164
85
66
80
76
80
61
143
750
1961
2066
1280
769
485
306
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07PM1.09m
3:54AM0.81m
3:12PM1.10m
4:50AM0.84m
4:10PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.62m
9:30PM0.39m
8:40AM0.63m
10:28PM0.36m
9:47AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
22
20
18
15
14
14
14
15
23
25
27
25
26
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
16
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
21
22
23
19
21
11
10
7
5
5
5
6
6
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