Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
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)
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
174
184
240
304
231
225
167
71
78
132
137
135
131
83
79
74
107
107
66
94
80
77
83
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
0
E
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25AM0.95m
9:39PM1.32m
11:13AM0.98m
10:35PM1.22m
11:58AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:55AM-0.03m
3:28PM0.49m
4:43AM0.02m
4:30PM0.48m
5:28AM0.10m
5:33PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
14
14
10
10
9
8
8
11
14
13
10
10
10
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
9
12
13
7
7
6
5
5
9
11
11
8
7
7
6
6
9
11
12
9
10
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