Police Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.80° S 55.53° E

Police Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Police Bay sea temperature is
28.8°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Police Bay at 2PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
601
632
755
871
1050
1129
1037
1015
994
1143
1176
891
788
474
606
958
1070
1182
1124
1070
937
937
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:59AM1.14m
8:18PM0.68m
8:46AM1.04m
9:41PM0.62m
10:01AM0.96m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.40m
1:27AM0.43m
4:27PM0.46m
2:02AM0.54m
6:20PM0.46m
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5:56
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2
3
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1
7
2
3
2
7
2
4
4
11
11
5
3
4
5
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
26
25
25
23
22
23
25
26
24
25
24
25
23
24
27
28
28
28
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