Smiths Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° S 145.25° E

Smiths Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smiths Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Smiths Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
1
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
767
757
598
598
590
598
598
590
573
721
961
565
736
831
1179
1068
1297
1082
1096
1082
1082
1068
1055
1068
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM2.53m
3:58PM2.34m
4:59AM2.46m
4:42PM2.30m
5:47AM2.35m
5:32PM2.22m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.65m
10:25PM-0.02m
10:55AM0.70m
11:12PM0.07m
11:43AM0.76m
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5:48
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6:23
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7:24
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
3
4
6
4
4
6
7
9
8
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
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