Saltwater surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Saltwater today?

The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)666677888888885667788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)427691565282937595171957811614311517220218118920516012510791
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
1.36
1:32PM
1.08
1:59AM
1.37
2:46PM
0.97
3:04AM
1.38
4:11PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.28
7:34AM
0.31
7:23PM
0.37
8:48AM
0.32
8:20PM
0.45
10:09AM
0.30
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:46-------7:45
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
14171--------------1232-
Temp. °C222121171518191818181716172021222322201920201818
Feels °C (?)232222151115161517161514151819212226212021201515
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