Surf Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° S 57.77° W

Surf Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surf Bay sea temperature is
4.8°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.8
SW
8
1.1
SW
5
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
388
203
302
395
335
239
199
171
175
145
145
123
99
76
54
51
35
102
49
110
105
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
55
NNW
45
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:48AM1.44m
11:28PM1.20m
10:31AM1.38m
00:56AM1.11m
11:39AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.85m
4:28PM0.52m
3:54AM0.94m
5:44PM0.61m
4:34AM1.01m
7:39PM0.64m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:40
6:43
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
8
7
5
4
Feels °C
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-3
-4
-6
-4
0
-1
1
1
3
1
-2
-1
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