Surf Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° S 57.77° W

Surf Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surf Bay sea temperature is
4.9° C
0.2° 

Surf 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 Surf Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
S
14
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
41
69
156
138
93
71
110
42
37
128
170
121
85
91
419
452
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NNW
50
NW
40
NW
20
W
25
WNW
40
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00PM1.53m
10:09AM1.48m
10:54PM1.38m
10:47AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.46m
3:47AM0.61m
4:17PM0.51m
4:23AM0.76m
5:16PM0.56m
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7:58
7:56
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5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
7
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
Feels °C
3
-2
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
2
2
-2
-5
-6
-4
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-4
-3
-4
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