Police Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.80° S 55.53° E

Police Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Police Bay sea temperature is
28.7°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) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Police Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
553
523
588
601
632
755
833
871
913
1007
920
872
891
920
931
844
788
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:36PM0.76m
7:59AM1.14m
8:18PM0.68m
8:46AM1.04m
9:41PM0.62m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.33m
3:01PM0.40m
1:27AM0.43m
4:27PM0.46m
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6
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7
5
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
25
26
27
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
27
25
25
26
25
26
28
27
26
27
27
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