Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
9
14
32
84
129
108
105
108
169
171
221
251
352
411
343
334
383
307
202
151
153
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
0
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.00m
12:24PM1.05m
00:26AM0.94m
1:05PM1.10m
1:34AM0.89m
1:52PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.29m
6:36PM0.42m
6:33AM0.35m
7:38PM0.36m
7:19AM0.41m
8:44PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
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5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
13
11
9
8
7
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
7
12
14
13
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
4
7
10
8
8
6
4
6
6
8
9
9
7
7
6
4
3
8
10
9
7
6
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