Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is

13.2° C

Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).
	Mon 13				Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	183	263	266	203	201	198	146	131	131	129	82	81	79	77	44	42	66	142	198	215	104	107	112	116
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:51PM1.38m					8:40AM0.91m				7:48PM1.40m				9:35AM0.93m				8:44PM1.38m
Low Tide						2:09AM-0.05m				1:28PM0.52m				3:03AM-0.06m				2:28PM0.51m				3:55AM-0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	9	8	7	7	6	8	10	10	9	10	7	8	9	11	12	13	13	12	10	10	10	11
Feels °C	6	5	2	0	2	3	2	4	5	4	3	4	2	4	4	6	7	9	10	9	8	7	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 8	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	183	263	266	203	201	198	146	131	131	129	19	27	15	24	26	42	66	142	198	215	45	42	42	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 7	S 6	E 9	E 8	E 8	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15
kJ	5	6	14	21	15	18	30	31	30	30	82	81	79	77	44	10	5	2	1	1	104	107	112	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	NNE 9	SSW 5	NE 7	N 7	N 6	N 10	N 8	NE 8	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	S 6	SSE 7	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	S 11	S 11
kJ	5	5	5	4	8	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	17	2	2	5	10	1	1	—	—	—	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 5	WSW 5	W 4	W 4	NW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3
kJ	46	37	50	61	63	28	10	5	9	8	17	16	9	5	8	12	9	6	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	5	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	971	968	95	528	15	0	15	77	15	91	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0	0	15	15	15	15
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Rating (10 max)			2		2	2	1	7	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	9	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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