Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.09° S 151.66° E

Swansea Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

Swansea 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 Swansea Beach today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
248
181
144
140
231
286
251
292
228
233
102
155
244
259
207
166
173
270
274
295
588
850
864
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
5
NE
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06AM1.20m
7:09PM1.37m
7:40AM1.30m
7:50PM1.39m
8:16AM1.38m
8:31PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.18m
12:54PM0.28m
1:27AM0.15m
1:38PM0.21m
2:01AM0.14m
2:22PM0.16m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
16
15
15
20
23
22
23
22
20
20
20
26
28
28
26
17
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
18
18
18
19
20
18
18
18
24
23
23
26
12
12
11
12
10
9
7
9
8
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