Police Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.80° S 55.53° E

Police Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Police Bay sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Police Bay today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Police Bay at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Police Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
6
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
96
343
262
277
277
306
151
155
249
304
326
293
300
293
283
277
250
244
264
257
200
218
255
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:31AM1.20m
7:30PM1.32m
8:16AM1.23m
8:08PM1.16m
9:02AM1.22m
8:46PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.00m
1:25PM0.22m
1:58AM0.05m
2:18PM0.31m
2:31AM0.12m
3:14PM0.40m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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6:20
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
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