Surf Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° S 57.77° W

Surf Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 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), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
234
190
148
302
397
203
273
402
299
252
204
171
145
146
146
117
125
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
N
50
NNW
45
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:26PM1.32m
9:48AM1.44m
11:28PM1.20m
10:31AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.43m
3:25AM0.85m
4:28PM0.52m
3:54AM0.94m
5:44PM0.61m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
7
6
7
6
Feels °C
-5
-4
-1
0
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
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