Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
111
137
188
169
161
251
296
353
280
271
321
354
273
197
161
126
101
98
79
70
70
48
52
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM0.94m
1:05PM1.10m
1:34AM0.89m
1:52PM1.14m
2:50AM0.86m
2:44PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.35m
7:38PM0.36m
7:19AM0.41m
8:44PM0.29m
8:12AM0.46m
9:51PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
12
12
10
8
8
7
7
11
14
13
9
9
9
7
7
11
14
13
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
4
5
3
3
7
11
11
7
7
6
4
4
9
12
11
7
6
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