Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
446
453
391
374
708
256
194
166
113
92
132
156
361
376
284
280
346
273
276
312
316
225
165
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM0.87m
11:35AM1.08m
00:50AM0.83m
12:17PM1.06m
1:48AM0.80m
1:02PM1.04m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.51m
6:32PM0.31m
5:57AM0.56m
7:24PM0.32m
6:41AM0.59m
8:17PM0.33m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
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5:57
5:58
5:59
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Temp °C
6
5
6
10
12
13
10
7
7
8
10
12
16
15
11
10
9
8
8
12
17
19
16
16
Feels °C
0
-1
0
3
6
8
4
1
2
3
4
6
10
10
6
5
4
4
3
7
12
14
11
11
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