Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

Swansea Point 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 Point today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
243
299
299
115
92
90
90
90
81
79
75
55
54
35
37
41
42
44
48
87
126
188
126
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
E
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM1.05m
10:33PM1.02m
11:01AM1.09m
11:32PM0.96m
11:43AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.28m
4:30PM0.36m
4:41AM0.33m
5:25PM0.32m
5:23AM0.39m
6:24PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
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clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
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5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
14
18
16
13
11
10
9
11
15
16
16
15
14
12
10
8
12
15
13
11
12
Feels °C
8
6
6
12
15
14
11
9
7
5
5
9
10
11
9
9
10
6
5
7
10
8
6
7
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