Smiths Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° S 145.25° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smiths Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Smiths Beach today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Smiths Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
3
WSW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
110
458
2912
5406
6690
6365
6158
5157
3797
2985
2498
2191
1890
1619
1544
1496
1874
2175
3003
3219
3146
2715
2323
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21AM1.88m
2:28PM2.26m
2:09AM1.90m
3:03PM2.30m
2:54AM1.93m
3:36PM2.32m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.96m
7:43AM0.40m
8:36PM0.88m
8:24AM0.41m
9:15PM0.79m
9:02AM0.44m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
Feels °C
4
2
1
0
-2
1
3
2
2
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
1.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
18
0.9
SSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
233
100
458
2912
307
1874
2175
3003
3219
3146
2715
2323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
48
93
436
172
1081
1991
2016
1664
1523
357
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
10
110
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
4
1.5
WNW
5
1.5
W
5
1.6
W
6
3
WSW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
0.6
SE
6
0.5
E
3
1
SE
4
Energy kJ
37
108
121
190
5406
6690
6365
6158
5157
3797
2985
2498
2191
1890
1619
1544
1496
1664
25
5
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
9
7
6
5
6
5
4
1
1
1
5
2
4
5
5
3
Distance (km)
448
448
449
449
310
310
478
461
83
83
83
83
78
94
94
443
443
117
11
117
102
9
9
102
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
9
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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