Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 9 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	198	131	131	129	82	81	79	77	44	72	101	146	203	292	169	172	128	130	308	300	225	71	71	73
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNE	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:40AM0.91m				7:48PM1.40m				9:35AM0.93m				8:44PM1.38m					10:25AM0.95m			9:39PM1.32m
Low Tide				1:28PM0.52m				3:03AM-0.06m				2:28PM0.51m				3:55AM-0.03m				3:28PM0.49m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	11	12	13	12	12	9	10	9	11	15	15	11	11	9	8
Feels °C	4	4	5	5	3	3	3	5	4	6	7	9	8	9	7	7	6	8	13	14	9	8	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	198	131	131	30	29	26	25	26	18	72	101	146	203	292	169	41	42	52	308	300	225	68	50	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 7	S 6	E 9	E 8	E 8	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	29	31	31	129	82	81	79	77	44	10	6	2	1	1	44	172	128	130	240	174	—	71	71	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6	NE 9	NE 8	N 7	E 10	E 10	S 5	E 9	E 9	NE 8	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	—	—	E 14
kJ	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	—	—	9	9	9	6	5	5	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	3	5	7	11	13	12	8	11	12	9	6	4	4	3	3	5	3	1	1	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0	0	15	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	2	7	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5
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