Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 4PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
1.1
S
15
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
6
21
20
19
7
31
30
57
49
82
83
116
165
522
165
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:54PM1.07m
3:14AM0.76m
2:41PM1.06m
4:17AM0.75m
3:29PM1.06m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.53m
9:05PM0.37m
8:03AM0.57m
10:00PM0.35m
8:53AM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
17
17
12
11
11
9
9
13
14
14
12
9
8
9
10
12
13
12
9
9
Feels °C
10
11
13
13
9
8
8
6
5
9
10
10
9
6
4
3
4
4
6
6
3
4
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