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Saltwater surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AEDT
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Saltwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Saltwater sea temperature is
17.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Saltwater today?

The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888878871313121212666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143163171149132937558464433467189119106141139166231254277277246
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.43
9:34PM
1.01
9:18AM
1.44
10:16PM
0.99
9:54AM
1.43
10:57PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.20
2:52AM
0.46
4:12PM
0.20
3:27AM
0.49
4:53PM
0.20
4:04AM
0.51
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:53----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C141415131313121212141515161616161616171617171716
Feels °C (?)11111188999991111131212131211121112121213
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