Surf Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° S 145.28° E

Surf Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surf Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

Surf 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 Surf Beach today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
667
565
428
710
602
951
1199
1202
1399
1121
2197
1801
1728
1602
1602
1624
1925
2415
2299
2146
1761
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:35AM1.98m
5:11PM1.90m
6:16AM1.88m
5:47PM1.81m
7:04AM1.78m
6:30PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.85m
11:42PM0.43m
12:04PM0.95m
00:23AM0.53m
12:50PM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
22
23
14
16
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
11
13
7
9
4
3
2
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
6
4
4
4
5
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