Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 143.16° E

Point Ronald and Princetown 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Ronald and Princetown sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.0° 

Point Ronald and Princetown 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 Ronald and Princetown today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Ronald and Princetown at 4PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Point Ronald and Princetown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1505
2634
2516
2484
2453
2390
2140
2264
2392
2215
2185
1903
1903
1903
2066
1894
1866
1733
2497
2465
2425
2742
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:23PM1.15m
2:22AM1.50m
1:48PM1.15m
3:00AM1.49m
2:12PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.45m
7:23PM0.03m
8:14AM0.50m
7:54PM-0.03m
8:42AM0.56m
8:28PM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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6:01
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6:30
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6:30
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6:31
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5
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1
2
3
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1
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Temp °C
19
20
21
19
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
14
16
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
12
11
9
8
8
7
6
6
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