Point Plomer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.31° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Plomer sea temperature is

21.9°C

Point Plomer 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 Plomer today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Plomer at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	0	0	0	0	0	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)	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	198	143	142	199	170	171	145	141	109	122	122	141	126	126	126	108	95	95	61	48	66	82	177	209
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:46AM1.02m				5:50PM1.42m				6:22AM1.13m				6:28PM1.47m				6:57AM1.25m					7:04PM1.50m
Low Tide	11:53PM0.28m				11:24AM0.34m				00:25AM0.19m				12:08PM0.26m				00:56AM0.11m				12:50PM0.18m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	198	131	139	160	139	135	112	109	109	91	89	89	89	88	88	73	73	59	61	48	28	16	103	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 11	SSE 9	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	97	62	99	73	41	135	25	25	34	54	53	70	46	16	31	35	35	35	35	34	14	7	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	S 8	S 8	SSE 11	SSE 9	S 9	—	E 12	E 12	SE 11	SSE 12	SE 12	S 11	S 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	E 11	ENE 8	E 11
kJ	72	143	142	199	108	20	12	25	26	14	—	3	3	32	14	5	2	2	7	13	—	2	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	NE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	N 4	NNE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	2	123	100	193	170	171	145	141	35	122	122	141	126	126	126	108	95	95	10	11	66	82	177	209
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	90	90	90	247	346	422	346	90	90	90	90	366	90	213	90	90	33	33	33	90	304	304	90	90
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	2					2	1	1	1		1		1	2	1	1	1	1			2	2
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